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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 If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
absorbed
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From this reading But she seldom looked ahead; each day was so rich that it absorbed her....
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
ahead
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From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now her first feeling was that everything would be different, and that she herself would be a different being to Harney.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had not had to put the thought from her mind; it had not been there.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Now her first feeling was that everything would be different, and that she herself would be a different being to Harney.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
bridge
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From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she seldom looked ahead; each day was so rich that it absorbed her....
day
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From this reading But she seldom looked ahead; each day was so rich that it absorbed her....
deep
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From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now her first feeling was that everything would be different, and that she herself would be a different being to Harney.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But she seldom looked ahead; each day was so rich that it absorbed her....
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Now her first feeling was that everything would be different, and that she herself would be a different being to Harney.
fanciful
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From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now her first feeling was that everything would be different, and that she herself would be a different being to Harney.
felt
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From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
flitted
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From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
flung
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From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had not had to put the thought from her mind; it had not been there.
future
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From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
gulf
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From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
hardly
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From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
Harney
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From this reading Now her first feeling was that everything would be different, and that she herself would be a different being to Harney.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now her first feeling was that everything would be different, and that she herself would be a different being to Harney.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
imagination
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From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
instinctively
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From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
insubstantial
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From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had not had to put the thought from her mind; it had not been there.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
marrying
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From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
meeting
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From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not had to put the thought from her mind; it had not been there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not had to put the thought from her mind; it had not been there.
Now
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From this reading Now her first feeling was that everything would be different, and that she herself would be a different being to Harney.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
passion
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From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
put
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From this reading She had not had to put the thought from her mind; it had not been there.
rainbow
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From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
rich
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From this reading But she seldom looked ahead; each day was so rich that it absorbed her....
seldom
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From this reading But she seldom looked ahead; each day was so rich that it absorbed her....
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But she seldom looked ahead; each day was so rich that it absorbed her....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
there
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From this reading She had not had to put the thought from her mind; it had not been there.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not had to put the thought from her mind; it had not been there.
too
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From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
vision
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From this reading Since the fanciful vision of the future that had flitted through her imagination at their first meeting she had hardly ever thought of his marrying her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If ever she looked ahead she felt instinctively that the gulf between them was too deep, and that the bridge their passion had flung across it was as insubstantial as a rainbow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now her first feeling was that everything would be different, and that she herself would be a different being to Harney.
