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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 Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
amassed
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From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
beauties
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From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
bitter
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From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
came
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
condition
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From this reading Having said neither he said, she knew: "This is our condition; so we must continue!"
confessed
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
continue
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From this reading Having said neither he said, she knew: "This is our condition; so we must continue!"
despair
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From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
doubts
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
earth
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From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
ends
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From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
fears
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
finality
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From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
followed
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From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
furnishings
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From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having said neither he said, she knew: "This is our condition; so we must continue!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
hope
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From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
knew
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From this reading Having said neither he said, she knew: "This is our condition; so we must continue!"
known
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From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
lasting
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
like
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From this reading And she knew, too, that he was telling her that he, like her, was .
link
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From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
love-speech
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From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
Macmaster
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From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
magic
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
merely
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
misgivings
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Having said neither he said, she knew: "This is our condition; so we must continue!"
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Having said neither he said, she knew: "This is our condition; so we must continue!"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
other
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Having said neither he said, she knew: "This is our condition; so we must continue!"
passion
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
said
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Having said neither he said, she knew: "This is our condition; so we must continue!"
soul
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
spoken
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From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
sung
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
telling
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From this reading And she knew, too, that he was telling her that he, like her, was .
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
There
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From this reading If he had uttered the word "Come" she would have followed him to the bitter ends of the earth; if he had said, "There is no hope," she would have known the finality of despair.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Having said neither he said, she knew: "This is our condition; so we must continue!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
too
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From this reading And she knew, too, that he was telling her that he, like her, was .
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Having said neither he said, she knew: "This is our condition; so we must continue!"
word
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From this reading Every word that he had spoken amongst the amassed beauties of Macmaster furnishings had been a link in a love-speech.
world
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From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was not merely that he had confessed to her as he would have to no other soul in the world--"To no other soul in the world," he had said!--his doubts, his misgivings and his fears: it was that every word he uttered and that came to her, during the lasting of that magic, had sung of passion.
