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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 Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
all
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From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
Ben
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From this reading Ben had a double motive at this crisis of his history.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
crisis
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From this reading Ben had a double motive at this crisis of his history.
day
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
delay
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
double
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From this reading Ben had a double motive at this crisis of his history.
earth
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
energy
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From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
engrossing
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From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
faculties
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From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
fill
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
future
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
gone
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
hasten
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
history
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From this reading Ben had a double motive at this crisis of his history.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
imagining
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
knows
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
life's
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
man
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
matter
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
meeting
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
moment
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From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
moments
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
motive
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From this reading Ben had a double motive at this crisis of his history.
movement
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
muse
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
natural
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
now
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
occupation
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
occupied
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
ordinary
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
past
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
place
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
poignant
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
presence
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From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
quickening
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From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
REACTION
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From this reading REACTION.
recalling
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
rush
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From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
sake
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From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
suspended
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From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
sweet
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
there
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ben had a double motive at this crisis of his history.
thoughts
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
thus
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
very
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
void
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
way
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
woman
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From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
work
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From this reading The moment she,--or he,--is gone, what a sudden quickening of energy, what a rush of all the faculties at the suspended work,--suspended for the sake of that engrossing presence.
works
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From this reading It had been natural to delay and muse the day before, recalling what sweet moments there might be in the past, imagining what might be in the future; but now, when all is over, with what an impulse the man works at his occupation, to fill the void, to hasten, if he could, the very movement of the earth, till the time of meeting again.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Everybody who has ever passed by that passage of life’s poignant yet ordinary way, knows what a reaction there is when the one is gone who has thus occupied the first place in the thoughts of a man,--or woman either, for that matter.
