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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 Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
absent
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
agonized
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
all
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
arms
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
asleep
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
bed
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
breathing
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
brightness
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
burned
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
certainty
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
cherish
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
childhood's
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
children
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
clustered
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
convulsed
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
cup
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
disease
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
dissolution
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
doeth
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
door
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
drops
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
escaped
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
expression
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
facilitate
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
fading
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
fearful
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
fire
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
firm
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
first-born
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
forerunners
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
forever
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
frame
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
gave
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
gentle
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
glided
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
grate
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
gray
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
happy
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
healing
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
health
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
heart
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
Hereford
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
holding
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
hopes
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
impossible
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
infant
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
intervals
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
invalid
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
invalid's
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
labored
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
light
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
lips
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
low
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
made
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
Mary
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
meant
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
mention
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
murmur
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
nature
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
neck
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
night
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
now
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
once
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
opening
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
out
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
own
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
Pale
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
peacefully
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
pillows
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
placed
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
presence
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
promised
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
propped
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
raising
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
rendered
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
replenished
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
repose
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
request
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
sat
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
shutter
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
sickness
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
silently
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
sky
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
sleeper
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
slightly
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
slumbered
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
spasms
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
stole
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
sufferer's
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
supporting
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
there
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
thickly
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
things
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
throbbed
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
trustingly
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
unconscious
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
up
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
Wade
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From this reading Mrs. Wade sat propped up in bed by pillows, for the nature of her disease rendered repose impossible; dreadful spasms--the forerunners of dissolution--at intervals convulsed her frame.
Wade's
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
watches
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
wearily
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
well
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From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
whispered
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From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not a murmur escaped the sufferer’s lips--there was no request for the presence of the absent sleeper, who had promised “to cherish through sickness and health;” no mention was made of the children, who had been trustingly placed in the hands of Him who doeth all things well, and who wearily slumbered on, unconscious that the brightness of their childhood’s sky was fading out forever.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
window
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
worn-out
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From this reading Pale, but firm, the gentle Mary Hereford glided about her, now supporting the worn-out frame--now holding to her lips the cup meant for healing--now opening a door, or slightly raising a window, to facilitate the invalid’s labored breathing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The fire had burned low in the grate, and when the gray light of morning stole in through the half open shutter, and the invalid would have replenished it, Mrs. Wade’s low whispered, “I shall not need it, Mary,” gave expression to the fearful certainty which her own heart had silently throbbed out through the long watches of that agonized night.
wound
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From this reading The thin arms were wound around the neck of the first-born, about whom such happy hopes had once so thickly clustered, and peacefully as an infant drops asleep.
