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aid
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
All
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
arose
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From this reading Early in the morning Eudora arose from her sleepless bed.
arranged
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From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
Barton
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
basin
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
bed
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From this reading Early in the morning Eudora arose from her sleepless bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
characterizes
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From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
cherish
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
circumstances
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From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
coarse
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
deal
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
Dearest
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
despair
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From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
Early
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From this reading Early in the morning Eudora arose from her sleepless bed.
Eudora
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From this reading Early in the morning Eudora arose from her sleepless bed.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Early in the morning Eudora arose from her sleepless bed.
gather
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From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
heart
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
Heaven
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From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Early in the morning Eudora arose from her sleepless bed.
hopes
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
hour
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
joy
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From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
joys
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
jug
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
lose
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
Lost
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
love
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
made
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning Eudora arose from her sleepless bed.
Mrs
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
narrow
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From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
neatness
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From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
night
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
o'er
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From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
perish
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
placed
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
power
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From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
previous
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
pure
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From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
restore
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From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
rough
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
rude
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
simple
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
sleepless
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From this reading Early in the morning Eudora arose from her sleepless bed.
stand
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
storms
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From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Dearest hopes and joys may perish— Lost in an hour; All the love the heart can cherish May lose its power!
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
toilet
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
towel
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
true
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From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
up
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From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
water
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From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when the storms gather o’er thee Do not despair, Heaven can ever joy restore thee Still pure and fair.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the aid of the rude basin and jug of water and coarse towel that had been placed on the rough deal stand by Mrs. Barton the night previous, Eudora made her simple toilet.
woman
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From this reading And next, with the love of order and neatness which characterizes every true woman under all the circumstances of life, she made up the little bed and arranged the narrow cell.
