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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 IN SEARCH OF A MOTHER.
accident
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From this reading Three months had gone by since the accident at Burnham Shaft.
all
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three months had gone by since the accident at Burnham Shaft.
bear
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
beautiful
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
birds
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
blossoming
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
brave
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
burden
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
Burnham
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From this reading Three months had gone by since the accident at Burnham Shaft.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three months had gone by since the accident at Burnham Shaft.
calm
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
came
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
carried
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From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
chamber
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
desolation
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From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
down
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
exterior
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
flowers
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
full
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
gone
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From this reading Three months had gone by since the accident at Burnham Shaft.
grave
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From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
green
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
grief
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three months had gone by since the accident at Burnham Shaft.
heart
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
hid
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
house
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From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SEARCH OF A MOTHER.
indeed
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
landscapes
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
loneliness
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
Margaret
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
months
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From this reading Three months had gone by since the accident at Burnham Shaft.
MOTHER
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From this reading IN SEARCH OF A MOTHER.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN SEARCH OF A MOTHER.
outward
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
own
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
quiet
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
Robert
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From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
SEARCH
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From this reading IN SEARCH OF A MOTHER.
Shaft
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From this reading Three months had gone by since the accident at Burnham Shaft.
show
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Three months had gone by since the accident at Burnham Shaft.
singing
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
sorrow
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
summer
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
sunshine
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
tears
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From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three months had gone by since the accident at Burnham Shaft.
there
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From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
things
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From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
Three
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From this reading Three months had gone by since the accident at Burnham Shaft.
times
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
too
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
very
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were summer months, full of sunshine and green landscapes and singing birds and blossoming flowers and all things beautiful.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But in the house from which the body of Robert Burnham had been carried to the grave there were still tears and desolation.
woman's
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From this reading Not, indeed, as an outward show; Margaret Burnham was very brave, and hid her grief under a calm exterior, but there were times, in the quiet of her own chamber, when loneliness and sorrow came down upon her as a burden too great for her woman's heart to bear.
