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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 Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
apt
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
arrived
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From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
Asquiths
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From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
become
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
begin
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From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
bride
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
brightness
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
bring
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
cares
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
certain
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
change
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From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
changed
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From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
changes
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
child
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From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
COMMON
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From this reading THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
commonest
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
DAY
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From this reading THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
deeply
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From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
delight
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
dies
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
divine
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
drop
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
enlargements
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From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
enveloped
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
existence
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
fairy
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
felt
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From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
few
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
finds
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
glory
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
higher
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
house
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From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
housewife
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
husband
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
ideal
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
ideas
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From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
inevitable
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From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
leap
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
LIGHT
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From this reading THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
lives
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
many
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From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
margin
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From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
married
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
material
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
maternity
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
matter-of-fact
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
more
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
most
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
mother
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
occupations
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
off
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
offices
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
often
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
ordinary
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
pang
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
people
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
plunge
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
pride
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
promotion
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
quietest
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
rarely
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
realities
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
sees
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
shrunk
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
there
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From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
things
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From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time the third child arrived, the Asquiths had changed their ideas about many things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
trying
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
very
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From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
visions
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when the house is very poor to begin with, and there is no margin left for enlargements, this inevitable change is more deeply felt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
woman
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From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That plunge into the matter-of-fact is often more trying to the husband--who rarely sees the bride of his visions drop into the occupations of the housewife and the mother without a certain pang--than to the young woman herself, who in the pride and delight of maternity finds a still higher promotion, and to whom the commonest cares, the most material offices, which she would have shrunk from a little while before, become half divine.
years
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
young
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From this reading Even in the quietest lives the first few years of married life are apt to bring changes: the ideal dies off, with its fairy colours; the realities of ordinary existence come with a leap upon the surprised young people, to whom everything has been enveloped in the glory and the brightness of a dream.
