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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 It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
ailed
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
alarm
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
America
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From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
apprehended
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From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
away
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
Barrett
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.
bedside
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
cold
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From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
coming
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From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.
conviction
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From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.
cramps
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
danger
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
daughter
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From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
die
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From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
differently
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From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.
Edith
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
fall
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
fast
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From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.
features
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
feel
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.
hair
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
helpless
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
how
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
hypo
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.
later
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
like
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
meant
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From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
more
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
mother's
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
Mrs
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
much
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
old
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.
once
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
only
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From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
own
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
physician
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
puffs
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
reproachful
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From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
room
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
said
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From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.
saw
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
see
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From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
seeing
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
sent
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
settled
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From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.
severe
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From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
sickness
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From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.
sleep
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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.
some
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
sorry
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From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
teeth
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
there
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From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
tones
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From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
troubled
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From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
weak
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From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.
