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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 POPULAR PREACHER.
again
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
all
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From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
arm
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
aspirations
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
attribute
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
away
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From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
beauty
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
brief
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
childish
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
cobweb
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From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
confidence
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could Isabel Gilbert do?
dark
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
demi-god
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What could Isabel Gilbert do?
dreams
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From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
Even
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
ever
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From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody had misunderstood her.
fabric
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From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
face
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
floated
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From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
Gilbert
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From this reading What could Isabel Gilbert do?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everybody had misunderstood her.
hand
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
innocently-sentimental
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
instant
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
Isabel
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From this reading What could Isabel Gilbert do?
lightly
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
like
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From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
look
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
misunderstood
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From this reading Everybody had misunderstood her.
never
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
oh
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
other
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
outraged
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
penetration
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
POPULAR
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From this reading A POPULAR PREACHER.
power
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
PREACHER
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From this reading A POPULAR PREACHER.
rest
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
shivered
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From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
soul
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
sudden
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From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
tell
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
trustfully
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
upward
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
vague
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could Isabel Gilbert do?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
wind
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From this reading The fabric of all her dreams was shivered like a cobweb in a sudden wind, and floated away from her for ever.
wronged
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
yearnings
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From this reading Even _he_, who should have been a demi-god in power of penetration as in every other attribute,--even he had wronged and outraged her, and never again could she look trustfully upward to the dark beauty of his face; never again could her hand rest, oh, so lightly, for one brief instant on his arm; never again could she tell him in childish confidence all the vague yearnings, the innocently-sentimental aspirations, of her childish soul.
