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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 Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
all
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
aspirations
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
autography
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From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
BAGNIO
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From this reading THE BAGNIO.
ball-room
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
bitter
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
brilliance
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
cottage
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
crowded
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
daily
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From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
deck
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
deep
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
departing
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
disbanded
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
embarking
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
expressive
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From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
fears
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
fiction
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From this reading 'Truth is strange--stranger than fiction.'
finding
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
foreign
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
hearts
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
history
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From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
hum
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Truth is strange--stranger than fiction.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
known
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
manufacturing
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
Many
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
matter-of-fact
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From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
more
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From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
most
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From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
occurring
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
only
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
painful
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From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
parent's
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
passing
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From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
perhaps
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
phases
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From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
railway
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
reader
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From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
reads
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
regiment
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
returning
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
romance
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
rural
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
scenes
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From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
search
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
seem
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From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
service
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
soldier
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
steamer
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
strange
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From this reading 'Truth is strange--stranger than fiction.'
stranger
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From this reading 'Truth is strange--stranger than fiction.'
streets
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'Truth is strange--stranger than fiction.'
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAGNIO.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
thoughts
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
town
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
train
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
true
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From this reading Hence though my autography may seem a romance to the reader, it is a true and painful history to me.
Truth
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From this reading 'Truth is strange--stranger than fiction.'
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
village
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
wishes
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From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many a deep and bitter romance is occurring beside us, amid the bustle of the railway train; on the deck of the departing steamer; with the regiment embarking for foreign service, or with the disbanded soldier returning to search for his parent's cottage, and finding perhaps a manufacturing town, where he had left a rural village; amid the hum of the streets, in the brilliance of the crowded ball-room--in all these are thoughts and wishes, fears and aspirations, known only to Him who reads the hearts of all.
words
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From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
world
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From this reading Never were words more expressive of what is passing around us daily in the world, even in its most matter-of-fact scenes and phases of life.
