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Diana
Diana

Chapter XXVII

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EVAN'S SISTER.
Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."
Basil felt she was not.
Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Diana

Chapter XXVII

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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EVAN'S SISTER.
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Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.
Line 3
To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."
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Basil felt she was not.
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Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.”

Duty noun US /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading “Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.”

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

all

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From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."

Basil

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From this reading Basil felt she was not.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

care

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From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

Collins

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From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."

degrees

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From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

Diana

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From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

diligence

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From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

dutynounUS /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

EVAN'S

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From this reading EVAN'S SISTER.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

felt

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From this reading Basil felt she was not.

former

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From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

given

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From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

household

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From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

Miss

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From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Basil felt she was not.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

place

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From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

regained

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From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."

SISTER

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From this reading EVAN'S SISTER.

Slowly

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From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

station

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From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Slowly from this time Diana regained strength, and by degrees took again her former place in the household.

vision

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading To Miss Collins' vision she was "the same as ever."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet Diana did every duty of her station with all the care and diligence she had ever given to it.