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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 But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
account
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From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
adding
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
addition
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
affirmed
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
air
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
allows
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
awakening
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
beatitude
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From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
clutch
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
conditions
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
Denis
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
distinct
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
elimination
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
engagement
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
faculty
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
feel
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
flitting
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
full
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
germinating
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
happiness
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
happy
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
incalculable
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
Inwardly
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
irresistible
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From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
Kate
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
letting
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
made
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From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
meadow
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
months
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
much
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
now
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
often
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
once
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
Orme
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
outwardly
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
overwhelming
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From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
pause
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
perceptibly
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
permeate
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
Peyton
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
possibility
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
precisely
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From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
rain
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
reach
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
result
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
selection
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
sensation
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
sense
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From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
shelter
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
soaks
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
spring
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
sum
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
There
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From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
too
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
total
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
trust
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
two
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From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
unchanged
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
undividedly
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was nothing to account for this sudden sense of beatitude; but was it not this precisely which made it so irresistible, so overwhelming?
wings
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From this reading Inwardly and outwardly the conditions of her life were unchanged; but whereas, before, the air had been full of flitting wings, now they seemed to pause over her and she could trust herself to their shelter.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There had been, within the last two months--since her engagement to Denis Peyton--no distinct addition to the sum of her happiness, and no possibility, she would have affirmed, of adding perceptibly to a total already incalculable.
yielded
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From this reading But Kate Orme, for once, had yielded herself to happiness; letting it permeate every faculty as a spring rain soaks into a germinating meadow.
youth
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From this reading It is not often that youth allows itself to feel undividedly happy: the sensation is too much the result of selection and elimination to be within reach of the awakening clutch on life.
