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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
attach
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From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
calm
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From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
catch
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From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
comprehend
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From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
converse
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From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
Death
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From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
desert
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From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
earth
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From this reading Her thought seemed to have quitted the earth, seeking refuge in some imaginary heaven.
earthly
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From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
familiar
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From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
father
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From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
gentleness
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From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
habitually
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From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her thought seemed to have quitted the earth, seeking refuge in some imaginary heaven.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
heaven
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From this reading Her thought seemed to have quitted the earth, seeking refuge in some imaginary heaven.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
hours
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From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
imaginary
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From this reading Her thought seemed to have quitted the earth, seeking refuge in some imaginary heaven.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
invisible
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From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
Lilian's
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From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
living
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From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
meaning
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From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
murmuring
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From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
nature
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From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
past
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From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
quitted
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From this reading Her thought seemed to have quitted the earth, seeking refuge in some imaginary heaven.
rarely
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From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
reason
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From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
refuge
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From this reading Her thought seemed to have quitted the earth, seeking refuge in some imaginary heaven.
seeking
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From this reading Her thought seemed to have quitted the earth, seeking refuge in some imaginary heaven.
seem
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From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her thought seemed to have quitted the earth, seeking refuge in some imaginary heaven.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
silent
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From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
sit
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From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
some
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From this reading Her thought seemed to have quitted the earth, seeking refuge in some imaginary heaven.
sought
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From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
spirits
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From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
spoke
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From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
suspension
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From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
things
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From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her thought seemed to have quitted the earth, seeking refuge in some imaginary heaven.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
very
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From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
wanderings
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From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was habitually calm,--very silent; when she spoke it was rarely on earthly things, on things familiar to her past, things one could comprehend.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading Lilian's wondrous gentleness of nature did not desert her in the suspension of her reason.
word
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From this reading She spoke of wanderings with her father as if he were living still; she did not seem to understand the meaning we attach to the word "Death."
words
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From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would sit for hours murmuring to herself: when one sought to catch the words, they seemed in converse with invisible spirits.
