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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
all
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
Allison
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
anguish
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From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
ay
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
Bain
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
bairns
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
begin
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From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
begins
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
best
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From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
betrayed
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
content
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From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
days
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
doubt
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From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
Dr
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
end
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From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
face
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From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
far
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
father
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
fear
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From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
feared
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From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
fears
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
Fleming
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
followed
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
friend
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
God
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
got
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
happy
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
hardly
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
heather
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
heed
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From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
hills
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
house
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
ill
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From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
just
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
kind
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
known
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
less
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From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
like
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
lives
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
loved
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From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
loving
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
mindful
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
minister
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
mother
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
much
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From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
needed
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From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
only
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From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
played
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
reason
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
saw
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From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
seeming
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
send
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
sheep
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
sometimes
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From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
there
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
things
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From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
thoughts
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From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
thus
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
together
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From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
travel
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From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
unconsciously
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
ventured
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From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
way
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From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
weary
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From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And having got thus far, it all begins again, and she lives over the happy days when, bairns together, they played among the heather, or followed the sheep on the hills; when their father was like God to them, ay loving them, and being kind to them; but not ay seeming just so mindful of them as their mother was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If Dr Fleming had known what good reason there was for the fears which he had unconsciously betrayed to the minister, he would hardly have ventured to send Allison Bain to the house of his friend.
whiles
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From this reading Their mother was ill whiles, and took less heed of things, and needed much done for her, but they loved their mother best.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
Willie
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From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And thus on through all the weary way, her thoughts would travel through days of still content, through doubt, and fear, and anguish, to the end, only to begin again.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading At least they never feared her, as they sometimes feared their father, who yet loved them both--Willie best, as did all who ever saw his face.
