acted upon; influenced
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
anew
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
anonymousadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːnəməs/
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
Bessy
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From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
CHURCHYARDnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading IN THE CHURCHYARD.
being joined in close association
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
dearly loved
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
psychological suffering
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
Edmund's
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From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
how
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From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CHURCHYARD.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
Rane
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From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
a male human offspring
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
confined on all sides
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CHURCHYARD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
a source of difficulty
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
precisely as stated
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps he had never realized until now how very dear Bessy was to his heart.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why should Bessy have died?" he asked over and over again in his deep distress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His son Edmund's death, surrounded by all the doubt and trouble connected with the anonymous letter, did not touch him as did this.
a late time of life
From this reading Nothing of late years had affected Mr. North so much as the death of Bessy Rane.
