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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 GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
absence
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
book
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From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
came
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From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
Cecily
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From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
clasped
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
confidant
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
Cornwall
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A passage or two of the unrhymed thoughts, with long periods of interval, will suggest the course of her mental history.
delight
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
doubts
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From this reading "I have no more doubts, and take shame to myself for those I ever entertained.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
easily
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From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
entertained
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From this reading "I have no more doubts, and take shame to myself for those I ever entertained.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have no more doubts, and take shame to myself for those I ever entertained.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
fishers
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
GRADATION
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From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
handsomely-bound
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From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
history
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From this reading A passage or two of the unrhymed thoughts, with long periods of interval, will suggest the course of her mental history.
home
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
hours
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have no more doubts, and take shame to myself for those I ever entertained.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
inland
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
interval
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From this reading A passage or two of the unrhymed thoughts, with long periods of interval, will suggest the course of her mental history.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
just
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
living
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
lock
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From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
made
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
mental
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From this reading A passage or two of the unrhymed thoughts, with long periods of interval, will suggest the course of her mental history.
months
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From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
more
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From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I have no more doubts, and take shame to myself for those I ever entertained.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I have no more doubts, and take shame to myself for those I ever entertained.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
occasionally
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
occasioned
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From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
out
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
pages
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From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A passage or two of the unrhymed thoughts, with long periods of interval, will suggest the course of her mental history.
periods
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From this reading A passage or two of the unrhymed thoughts, with long periods of interval, will suggest the course of her mental history.
prose
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From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
read
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From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
returning
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
Reuben
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
ride
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
seaside
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
semblance
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
separation
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
shame
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From this reading "I have no more doubts, and take shame to myself for those I ever entertained.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
silver
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From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
six
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From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
solitary
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
some
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
suggest
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From this reading A passage or two of the unrhymed thoughts, with long periods of interval, will suggest the course of her mental history.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have no more doubts, and take shame to myself for those I ever entertained.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
then
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I have no more doubts, and take shame to myself for those I ever entertained.
thoughts
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From this reading A passage or two of the unrhymed thoughts, with long periods of interval, will suggest the course of her mental history.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
two
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From this reading A passage or two of the unrhymed thoughts, with long periods of interval, will suggest the course of her mental history.
unrhymed
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From this reading A passage or two of the unrhymed thoughts, with long periods of interval, will suggest the course of her mental history.
verse
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From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
verses
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From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
volume
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From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
wedded
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From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A passage or two of the unrhymed thoughts, with long periods of interval, will suggest the course of her mental history.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was then living at the seaside in Cornwall, and Reuben occasionally went out for some hours with the fishers, or took a long solitary ride inland, just to have the delight of returning to his home after a semblance of separation; in his absence, Cecily made a confidant of the clasped volume.
written
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From this reading On some of its fair pages were verses, written when verse came to her more easily than prose, but read not even to him who occasioned them.
wrote
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From this reading GRADATION During the first six months of her wedded life, Cecily wrote from time to time in a handsomely-bound book which had a little silver lock to it.
