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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
allow
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From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
always
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
balanced
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From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was mere living nature that it should be so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
brain
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From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
clearness
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
cloud
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
coming
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
days
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
Eaton
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
existed
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
eyes
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From this reading Helen Muir's eyes were grave and pondered.
face
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
grave
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From this reading Helen Muir's eyes were grave and pondered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
Helen
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From this reading Helen Muir's eyes were grave and pondered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
hour
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
house
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
known
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
less
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
living
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From this reading It was mere living nature that it should be so.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
loss
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From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
loved
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
mere
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From this reading It was mere living nature that it should be so.
moved
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
Muir's
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From this reading Helen Muir's eyes were grave and pondered.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
nature
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From this reading It was mere living nature that it should be so.
obscure
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
old
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
other
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
passing
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
people
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
pondered
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From this reading Helen Muir's eyes were grave and pondered.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
rapture
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
rise
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
sentimentalise
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From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was mere living nature that it should be so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was mere living nature that it should be so.
softly
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From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
sometime
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
Square
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
street
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was mere living nature that it should be so.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
too
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From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
tragedy
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From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
turned
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
vision
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From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
well
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From this reading She had been too well balanced of brain to allow herself to make a tragedy of it or softly to sentimentalise of loss.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Helen Muir's eyes were grave and pondered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
woman
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
world
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From this reading The other woman who loved and was loved by him moved about her world in these days with a face less radiant than the one people turned to look at in the street or in its passing through the house in Eaton Square.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had always known of the sometime coming of the hour in which would rise the shadow--to him a cloud of rapture--which must obscure the old clearness of vision which had existed between them.
