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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 There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
absolutely
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From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
all
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From this reading After all, she thought, why should it be otherwise?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After all, she thought, why should it be otherwise?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
BERNARD
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
centre
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From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
color
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
consciousness
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
conventional
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From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
deep
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
degree
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From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
drawing-room
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
epoch
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
exactly
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From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
expressed
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
fact
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From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
fateful
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
few
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
formed
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
given
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
greeting
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From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
hand
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From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
HELEN
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
holding
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From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
intensity
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
intently
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From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
Lady
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
liable
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From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
longer
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From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
looking
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From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
love
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
MADDISON
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
Meltoun's
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
merged
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
met
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
minutes
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
moment
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From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
moments
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
necessary
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From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
only
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
otherwise
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From this reading After all, she thought, why should it be otherwise?
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
passion
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
pine
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
plantation
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
reciprocal
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all, she thought, why should it be otherwise?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading After all, she thought, why should it be otherwise?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
some
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From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He stood before her, holding her hand in his for a moment longer than was absolutely necessary, and looking at her intently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
There
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, she thought, why should it be otherwise?
thoughts
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
THURWELL
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From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
tragic
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
unmindful
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From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
well
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From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither were unmindful of the fact that if they were not exactly the centre of observation, they were still liable to it in some degree, and their greeting was as conventional as it well could have been.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BERNARD MADDISON AND HELEN THURWELL And so it was in Lady Meltoun's drawing-room that they met again, after those few minutes in the pine plantation which had given color and passion to her life, and which had formed an epoch in his.
why
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From this reading After all, she thought, why should it be otherwise?
word
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
words
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From this reading There had never a word of love passed between them--only those few fateful moments of tragic intensity, when all words and thoughts had been merged in a deep reciprocal consciousness which nothing could have expressed.
