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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 As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
all
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From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
allowed
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
any
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From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
awoke
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I thought it must be you," Raymond was saying nervously.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
broke
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From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
compatible
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From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "And yet I could not be sure.
desirable
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From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
down
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
Esther
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
existed
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
face
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
felt
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
gnawing
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
grief
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
heart
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
hours
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought it must be you," Raymond was saying nervously.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
lulled
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
more
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From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I thought it must be you," Raymond was saying nervously.
nervously
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From this reading "I thought it must be you," Raymond was saying nervously.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And yet I could not be sure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
off
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From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
old
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
pain
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
Paris
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From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
past
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
Raymond
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From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
really
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
say
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From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
saying
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From this reading "I thought it must be you," Raymond was saying nervously.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
sleep
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
smiling
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And yet I could not be sure.
sweeter
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From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought it must be you," Raymond was saying nervously.
tip
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From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
together
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From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
tone
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow I never thought of you and Paris as being in any way compatible, and yet----" He broke off; it had been on the tip of his tongue to say that she had never looked sweeter or more desirable.
true
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From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
up
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
very
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
voice
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
way
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From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And so the dream had come true after all, and she and Raymond were together in Paris.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As she looked up into his handsome face it seemed to Esther that all the past hours of grief were as if they had never really existed; he was smiling down at her in the same old way; the very tone of his voice awoke forgotten memories in her heart; she felt as if a gnawing pain which had allowed her no rest had suddenly been lulled to sleep.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet I could not be sure.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought it must be you," Raymond was saying nervously.
