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Wild Margaret

Chapter XIII

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Margaret was living in an earthly paradise.
Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.
To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!
It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.
And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.
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Wild Margaret

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Margaret was living in an earthly paradise.
Line 2
Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.
Line 3
To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!
Line 4
It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.
Line 5
And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.”

Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.”

Entirely noun US /ˈentirely/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.”

Handsome noun US /ˈhandsome/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!”

Hers pronoun US /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading “To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.”

Sober adjective US /ˈsoʊbər/

not affected by alcohol

From this reading “Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.”

All words in this reading · 103

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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 Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

all

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Margaret was living in an earthly paradise.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

beautiful

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From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

Blair

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

brave

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

bright

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

cascade

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

day

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

days

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

deeper

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

deeply

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From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

devoted

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

down

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

earthly

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From this reading Margaret was living in an earthly paradise.

entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

Existence

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From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

fact

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

fickle

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From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

four

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

full

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

gained

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From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

gilds

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

grand

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

gray

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From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Margaret was living in an earthly paradise.

indeed

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From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

interviews

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

Italians

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

joy

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

living

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From this reading Margaret was living in an earthly paradise.

London

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From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

Lord

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

love

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

loved

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

makes

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

man

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

managed

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

Margaret

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From this reading Margaret was living in an earthly paradise.

Margaret's

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

met

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

more

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From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

most

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From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

nice

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

paradise

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From this reading Margaret was living in an earthly paradise.

parted

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From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

passionately

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

prosaic

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From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

put

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

reality

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From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

recesses

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

reputation

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From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

saying

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

see

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/

not affected by alcohol

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

stolen

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

sweetness

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

three

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

times

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Existence, indeed, was more like a beautiful dream to her than the gray and sober reality it is to most of us.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Margaret was living in an earthly paradise.

week

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading To be loved is a nice thing, a grand thing, a fact which gilds even the most prosaic life and makes it bright; but to be loved by such a man as Lord Blair--so handsome, so brave, so devoted, and so passionately and entirely hers!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.

woods

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From this reading It passed all saying, as the Italians put it; and Margaret's days were full of sweetness and joy; for if he did not see her every day, he managed to come down three or four times a week, and they met in stolen interviews at the cascade, or in the deeper recesses of the woods.

young

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From this reading And Blair--Blair, who had gained for himself the reputation of the most fickle young man in London--seemed more deeply in love every time they parted.