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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
adorn
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
agreeable
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
amiable
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
ask
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From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
became
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
blessing
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From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
bosom
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From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No! they cannot come to _me_, but I shall go to _them_."
came
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
cannot
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From this reading "No! they cannot come to _me_, but I shall go to _them_."
clasping
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From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No! they cannot come to _me_, but I shall go to _them_."
companion
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
company
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
Dearest
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From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Surely you do not wish to leave me?"
enliven
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
face
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From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
fear
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From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
fondly
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From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
forget
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From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
go
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From this reading "No! they cannot come to _me_, but I shall go to _them_."
grief
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
husband
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No! they cannot come to _me_, but I shall go to _them_."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
leave
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From this reading Surely you do not wish to leave me?"
living
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
looking
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From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No! they cannot come to _me_, but I shall go to _them_."
mother
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From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No! they cannot come to _me_, but I shall go to _them_."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surely you do not wish to leave me?"
rectory
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
remaining
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From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
rising
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From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "No! they cannot come to _me_, but I shall go to _them_."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
struggled
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
succeeded
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From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
Surely
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From this reading Surely you do not wish to leave me?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No! they cannot come to _me_, but I shall go to _them_."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No! they cannot come to _me_, but I shall go to _them_."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No! they cannot come to _me_, but I shall go to _them_."
ungrateful
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From this reading "Do not ask me," she cried, clasping me fondly to her bosom; "I fear I am ungrateful for my remaining blessing."
up
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From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
wish
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From this reading Surely you do not wish to leave me?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dearest mother," cried I, rising and looking up in her face, "you forget _me_.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From that time she struggled with her grief, and became, as you know, in _company_, at least, the agreeable companion; for about that time it was, I think, that your amiable husband succeeded to the living, and you came to enliven and adorn the rectory.
