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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 Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
arithmetic
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
arm
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
banners
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
breath
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
carved
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
coming
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
courage
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From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
ease
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
END
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From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
EVENING
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From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
far
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
father's
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
felt
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
floating
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
George
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From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
going
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
grace
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From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
Hall
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From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
hand
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
head
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
heavenly
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
hem
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
indeterminate
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
jewels
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
joyous
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
Kings
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From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
lambent
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
light
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
lips
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
listened
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
love
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
loved
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From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
low
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
made
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
meaning
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
mere
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From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
message
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
more
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From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
Olivia
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From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
other
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
persuasive
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From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
prelude
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
rose
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From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
slightly
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From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
St
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From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
strange
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
sweet
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From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
tender
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
there
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From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
thousand
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From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
throne
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
times
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From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
touching
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
tremble
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From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
tremulous
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From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
veil's
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From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
very
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From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
voice
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From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END OF THE EVENING The Hall of Kings was very still as Olivia rose.
wavering
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From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And, while he listened to what he felt to be the prelude of her message, it seemed to him that he loved her another thousand times the more--what heavenly ease there is in this arithmetic of love--for the tender meaning which, upon her lips, her father's name took on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stood with one hand touching her veil's hem, the other resting on the low, carved arm of the throne, and at the coming and going of her breath her jewels made the light lambent with the indeterminate colours of those strange, joyous banners floating far above her head.
woman's
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From this reading Her voice was very sweet and a little tremulous--and it is the very grace of a woman's courage that her voice tremble never so slightly.
words
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From this reading It seemed to St. George that he loved her a thousand times the more for that mere persuasive wavering of her words.
