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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 The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
anguish
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
Bettina
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
Bettina's
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From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
capable
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
cared
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From this reading To have caused him such sorrow--how greatly he had cared!
caused
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From this reading To have caused him such sorrow--how greatly he had cared!
consciousness
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
created
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
crisis
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From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
eagerly
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
effect
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From this reading Its effect upon her was singular.
exhilarated
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
exultation
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
filled
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
glorify
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From this reading To have had this love, though now she had it not, seemed to glorify her life.
greatly
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From this reading To have caused him such sorrow--how greatly he had cared!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have had this love, though now she had it not, seemed to glorify her life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To have caused him such sorrow--how greatly he had cared!
heart
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Its effect upon her was singular.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To have caused him such sorrow--how greatly he had cared!
Horace
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From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
how
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From this reading To have caused him such sorrow--how greatly he had cared!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its effect upon her was singular.
letter
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From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
lifetime
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
love
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
man
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To have had this love, though now she had it not, seemed to glorify her life.
now
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
once
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
pages
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
possesses
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
reading
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From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
rector
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From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To have had this love, though now she had it not, seemed to glorify her life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
singular
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From this reading Its effect upon her was singular.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
sorrow
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From this reading To have caused him such sorrow--how greatly he had cared!
Spotswood
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To have had this love, though now she had it not, seemed to glorify her life.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To have had this love, though now she had it not, seemed to glorify her life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
twice
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From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Its effect upon her was singular.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reading of that letter from Horace to the rector was a crisis in Bettina's life.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she eagerly took in those pages filled with such anguish as possesses the heart but once or twice in a lifetime, the consciousness that it was she, Bettina, who had created such a love in the heart of the man that Horace Spotswood was to her now, so exhilarated her that she was capable of but one feeling--exultation.
