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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
all
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From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
answering
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
any
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From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
ardour
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
beautified
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From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
beautiful
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From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
bells
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From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
beribboned
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
bitterness
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From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
breaking
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From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
came
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From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
chimes
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From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
constantly
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
day
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
dressed
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
easier
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
ever-deepening
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From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
fancy
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
feel
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From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
Felicia
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
felt
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
freaks
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
gaiety
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
gain
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From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
give
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
giving
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
homage
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
humour
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
impressions
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
irradiate
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From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
letters
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From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
like
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From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
longer
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From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
longing
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
Maurice's
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From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
meaning
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From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
monotony
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From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
old
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From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
ones
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From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
past
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From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
people
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
places
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
present
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From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
quizzical
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
receded
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From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
recovered
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
relations
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From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
saw
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
see
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
self
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
show
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
showing
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
some
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
soul
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
stillness
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From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
superficial
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From this reading And into the superficial monotony of the old life Maurice's letters came like chimes of bells breaking the stillness.
tender
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
unbeautiful
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From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was beautiful; all relations beautified; for the unbeautiful ones she could feel no longer any bitterness.
week
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From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
whole
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From this reading Felicia, in answering, felt that she could with him be so entirely her whole self that she need not show her whole self; it was easier for her to give him her soul dressed in tender humour, beribboned with quizzical freaks of fancy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
wonder
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From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wonderful week seemed, as it receded into the past, to gain in wonder, to irradiate the present with ever-deepening meaning.
wrote
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From this reading He wrote constantly, letters of a quite recovered gaiety, giving his impressions of the people, the places he saw, showing her life as he saw it--as she some day should see it, beside him; and through all went the ardour of his homage, his longing.
