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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 A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
able
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From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
air
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From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
any
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
arrested
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
bashfulness
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
betrayed
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
boasts
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From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
cause
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
characters
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From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
clear
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From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
community
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
conceptions
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From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
consciousness
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
discloses
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From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
divine
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From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
Dus
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
embarrassment
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
event
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
exchange
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
exhibit
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
eyes
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
face
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
felt
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
gave
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
gentle
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From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
glory
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
interruption
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From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
join
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From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
knew
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
later
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
liveliest
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From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
love
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From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
loves
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From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
marriage
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
moment
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
month
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
more
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From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
most
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
now
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
occurred
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From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
occurrence
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
once
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
only
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
other
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From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
pain
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
passion
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
past
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
probably
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From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
prospects
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
qualities
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From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
revealing
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
rude
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From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
sacred
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
saw
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
scene
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From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
serious
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
SHENSTONE
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From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
show
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From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
shrunk
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
sprung
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From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
squatters
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From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
thus
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
true
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From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
uncle
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From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
very
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
vows
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From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
vulgar
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A more rude and violent interruption of a scene in which the more gentle qualities love to show themselves, never occurred.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
whole
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
wishes
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From this reading As for the squatters, she probably had no very clear conceptions of their true characters; and it was one of her liveliest wishes to be able to join her uncle.
woman
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From this reading I, who knew the whole of the past, saw at once that we had very serious prospects before us; but Dus at first felt only the consciousness and embarrassment of a woman who has betrayed her most sacred secret to vulgar eyes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That very passion, which a month later, and after the exchange of the marriage vows, it would have been her glory to exhibit in face of the whole community, on the occurrence of any event of moment to myself, she now shrunk from revealing; and I do believe that maiden bashfulness gave her more pain, when thus arrested, than any other cause.
young
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From this reading "My love is young--but other loves are young; And other loves are fair, and so is mine; An air divine discloses whence he sprung; He is my love that boasts that air divine."--SHENSTONE.
