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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 A year and a day had passed since Lady Bletchley’s obsequies.
active-minded
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
All
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A year and a day had passed since Lady Bletchley’s obsequies.
applied
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
apportioned
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
benefactions
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From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
Bletchley's
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From this reading A year and a day had passed since Lady Bletchley’s obsequies.
bodies
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
breasts
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From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
burst
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
change
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
chaos
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
committees
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
dawned
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
day
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From this reading A year and a day had passed since Lady Bletchley’s obsequies.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
dozen
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
earth's
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
eye
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
field
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
filled
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter had been mild, and the season promised to be a forward one.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
God
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
governing
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A year and a day had passed since Lady Bletchley’s obsequies.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
hand
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From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
heart
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
hill
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
holders
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
irreparable
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
Lady
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From this reading A year and a day had passed since Lady Bletchley’s obsequies.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
less
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
liked
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
loss
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
lurked
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From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
memberships
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
mild
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From this reading The winter had been mild, and the season promised to be a forward one.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
motion
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
naked
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
newspapers
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
obsequies
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From this reading A year and a day had passed since Lady Bletchley’s obsequies.
ocean
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
other
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From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A year and a day had passed since Lady Bletchley’s obsequies.
presidencies
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
probably
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From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
promised
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From this reading The winter had been mild, and the season promised to be a forward one.
pronounced
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
quickening
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
recipients
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From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
repaired
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
season
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From this reading The winter had been mild, and the season promised to be a forward one.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A year and a day had passed since Lady Bletchley’s obsequies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
stirringly
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
stream
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
trumpeted
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From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
unsuspected
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From this reading On the other hand, her memory probably lurked unsuspected in the breasts of recipients of her least trumpeted benefactions.
vice-presidencies
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
winter
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From this reading The winter had been mild, and the season promised to be a forward one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
wood
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
word
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From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
world
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From this reading “Through wood and stream and field and hill and ocean, A quickening life from the earth’s heart had burst; As it has ever done with change and motion, From the great Morning of the world when first God dawned on chaos.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading (The word is what she would herself have liked to hear applied to them.) All the presidencies, vice-presidencies, memberships of committees and governing bodies which she had so stirringly filled, had been apportioned among half a dozen less active-minded holders; and though the newspapers of the day had pronounced her loss to be an irreparable one, to the naked eye it seemed already repaired.
year
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From this reading A year and a day had passed since Lady Bletchley’s obsequies.
