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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 “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
all-compelling
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
also
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
always
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
birth
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
brown
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From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
Cartice
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
cheer
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
childhood
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
clearly
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
compassion
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From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
compassionateadjectiveUS /kəmˈpæʃənət/
feeling and showing sympathy for suffering
From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
comprehensive
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
dearest
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
death
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
direct
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
directions
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
distinguished
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
Doring
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
drawn
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
dreams
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
embraced
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From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
eternity
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
evening
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
eyes
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From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
face
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
familiar
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
famous
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
fascination
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
fly
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
forebodes
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
gave
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
give
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
glow
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
heart
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
Helen
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
hopes
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
house
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
How
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
human
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From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
imagination
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
impossible
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
light
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
line
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
Mrs
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
mystery
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
names
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
noble
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From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
objective
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEOPLE OF THE PAST.
often
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
orator
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
other
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
own
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
paper
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
PAST
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From this reading PEOPLE OF THE PAST.
PEOPLE
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From this reading PEOPLE OF THE PAST.
pictured
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
race
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From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
realm
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
saw
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
Schopenhauer
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
seen
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
shaping
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
sight
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
sits
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
soul
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
souls
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
straight
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
strong
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From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
subjective
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
sympathy
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
Tennyson
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEOPLE OF THE PAST.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
trying
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From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
two
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
understood
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
used
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
very
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How often had she pictured that face on paper, trying to make objective what she saw clearly with her subjective sight, but how impossible it had ever been to give the eyes the direct, comprehensive, compassionate glow that distinguished them,--the light of the soul itself, which went straight to other souls!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
whole
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From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
wings
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From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
woman's
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From this reading It was a woman’s face, strong, noble, beautiful, and the eyes, the brown eyes of it, had in them a compassion that embraced the whole human race.
yearnings
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Here sits he, shaping wings to fly: His heart forebodes a mystery; He names the name eternity.”--_Tennyson._ “What birth is, that also is death; it is the same line drawn in two directions.”--_Schopenhauer._ One evening at the house of a famous orator Mrs. Doring saw a face with which she had been familiar since childhood, yet never before had she seen it outside of the enchanted realm of imagination.
young
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From this reading Cartice looked upon it with an all-compelling fascination, for it was the face of one of her own people--the very dearest one--the Helen of her young dreams, to whom she used to tell her hopes and yearnings, and who always understood, and gave sympathy and cheer.
