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affect
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BUNDLE AGAIN My widowed father and I were both terribly lonely.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUNDLE AGAIN My widowed father and I were both terribly lonely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
attention
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
befalls
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From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
befell
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From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
bewailed
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading BUNDLE AGAIN My widowed father and I were both terribly lonely.
BUNDLEnounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading BUNDLE AGAIN My widowed father and I were both terribly lonely.
called
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
comfort
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
companion
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From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
constant
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From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
death
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
depths
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From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
desolation
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From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
doubt
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From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
expressed
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
extent
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
fact
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
fading
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
fancy
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
fast
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
father
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From this reading BUNDLE AGAIN My widowed father and I were both terribly lonely.
father's
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
fathom
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From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
feel
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From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
fretted
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
grief
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
health
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BUNDLE AGAIN My widowed father and I were both terribly lonely.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
loneliness
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
lonely
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From this reading BUNDLE AGAIN My widowed father and I were both terribly lonely.
LOOKnounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THE LOOK"--RUBENS--MRS.
loss
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From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
lovable
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From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
lovely
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From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
miserable
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From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
mother
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
MRS
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From this reading "THE LOOK"--RUBENS--MRS.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BUNDLE AGAIN My widowed father and I were both terribly lonely.
nearly
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From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
overwhelming
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From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
own
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From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
roused
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
RUBENS
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From this reading "THE LOOK"--RUBENS--MRS.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
servants
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
sister
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From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
six
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From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
sorrow
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From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
terribly
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From this reading BUNDLE AGAIN My widowed father and I were both terribly lonely.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE LOOK"--RUBENS--MRS.
then
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From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For my own part, I was quite as miserable as I have ever been since, and I doubt if I shall ever feel such overwhelming desolation again, unless the same sorrow befalls me as then befell him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BUNDLE AGAIN My widowed father and I were both terribly lonely.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I "fretted"--as the servants expressed it--to such an extent as to affect my health; and I fancy it was because my father's attention was called to the fact that I was fast fading after the mother and sister whose death (and my own loneliness) I bewailed, that he roused himself from his own grief to comfort mine.
widowed
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From this reading BUNDLE AGAIN My widowed father and I were both terribly lonely.
wife
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From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
years
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From this reading The depths of his loss in the lovely and lovable wife who had been his constant companion for nearly six years I could not fathom at the time.
