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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
all
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From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
alter
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From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
aside
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
cheer
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading "Life is very cruel," she returned.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
friend
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
going
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
how
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
inexhaustible
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From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
Katherine
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From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
laid
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
law
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From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
often
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
pitiless
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From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
Rachel
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
RECOGNITION
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From this reading RECOGNITION.
repentance
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From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Life is very cruel," she returned.
said
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From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
see
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
sorrow
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From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
speak
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
speaking
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
Trant
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
very
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From this reading "Life is very cruel," she returned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
work
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From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.