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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 For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
Alan
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
Alan's
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
apart
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
aside
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
attitude
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
barrier
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
convention
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
cross
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
curtain
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From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
darker
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
deeper
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
dishonor
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
draw
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From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
effort
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From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
embarrassment
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
eyes
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
face
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
faith
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
felt
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
freedom
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
glad
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From this reading It had happened, and they were glad.
glory
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
grew
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
happened
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From this reading It had happened, and they were glad.
happiness
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From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
heart-beat
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From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
hide
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From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
humiliating
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
inevitable
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
inviolableness
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
joy
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
lay
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
love
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
loveliness
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
made
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From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
Mary
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
moment
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
now
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
other
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From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
pressed
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
pride
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
quiet
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
raised
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
regret
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
sacredness
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
shame
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
Space
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
Standish
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From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
Standish's
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
swept
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
swift
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From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
thrill
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
triumph
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From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
unimpassioned
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From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They made no effort to draw a curtain upon their happiness, or to hide the swift heart-beat of it from each other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For a Space they stood apart, and in the radiant loveliness of Mary Standish’s face and in Alan’s quiet and unimpassioned attitude were neither shame nor regret.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a moment they had swept aside the barrier which convention had raised against them, and now they felt the inevitable thrill of joy and triumph, and not the humiliating embarrassment of dishonor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet they stood apart, and something pressed upon Alan the inviolableness of the little freedom of space between them, of its sacredness to Mary Standish, and darker and deeper grew the glory of pride and faith that lay with the love in her eyes when he did not cross it.
