adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading To her it had all been part of the unavoidable misery of life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To her it had all been part of the unavoidable misery of life.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
deeperadverbUS /ˈdiːpər/
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
flashverbUS /flæʃ/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
glimmernounUS /ˈɡlɪmər/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
Guise's
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From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To her it had all been part of the unavoidable misery of life.
JoelnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəl/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
lashesnounUS /ˈlæʃɪz/
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
Louise
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From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
Mazarine
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From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading To her it had all been part of the unavoidable misery of life.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
OrlandonounUS /ɔːrˈlændoʊ/
a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading To her it had all been part of the unavoidable misery of life.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
relationsnounUS /riˈleɪʃənz/
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
slavenounUS /sleɪv/
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
soundedverbUS /ˈsaʊndɪd/
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
sunrises
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From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
unavoidableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl/
impossible to avoid or evade
From this reading To her it had all been part of the unavoidable misery of life.
understandingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The eyes with which she looked upon her new world had in them the glimmer not only of awakened feeling but of awakened understanding.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To this time she had endured her aged husband as a slave comes to bear the lashes of his master, with pain which will be renewed and renewed, but pain only, and not the deeper torture of the soul; for she had never really grasped what their relations meant.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Between two sunrises Louise Mazarine had seen her old world pass in a flash of flame and a new world trembling with a new life spread out before her; had come to know what her old world really was.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading But on that sunny afternoon when Orlando Guise’s voice first sounded in her ears, and his eyes looked into hers as, pale and ill, she gazed at him from the window, a revelation came to her of what the three years of life with Joel Mazarine had really been.