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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 She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
absolute
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
actual
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
all
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From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
attendance
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
busy
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From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
came
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
care
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
cause
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
character
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
CONSTANCE
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From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
constitution
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From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
crept
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
dangerous
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
day
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
debility
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
deep
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
dejected
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
disease
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
effects
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From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
EMPIRE
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From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
epoch
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
Erpingham
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From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
especially
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
exhausting
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From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
eyes
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
feel
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From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
feels
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
fever
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
GROWN
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From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
HUMBLE
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From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
idle
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From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
illness
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
Lady
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From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
languid
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
leave
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
LOVE
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From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
made
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
marks
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
melancholy
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
most
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From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
nerves
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
new
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
night
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
noise
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
once
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From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
only
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
ORDEAL
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From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
others
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
pain
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
PROUD
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From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
reliance
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
result
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
roused
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
shaken
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
sickness
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
soothing
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
succeeded
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
suffered
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From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
sympathy
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
tears
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
token
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
tremble
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
true
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
vague
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
vigilance
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From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She suffered under no absolute illness; she was free from actual pain; but a fever crept over her at night, and a languid debility succeeded it the next day.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
WEARY
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From this reading THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND OF LOVE.--THE PROUD CONSTANCE GROWN WEARY AND HUMBLE.--AN ORDEAL.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is in sickness that we feel our true reliance on others, especially if it is of that vague and not dangerous character when those around us are not ashamed or roused into attendance; when the care, and the soothing, and the vigilance, are the result of that sympathy which true and deep love only feels.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading About this time the fine constitution of Lady Erpingham began to feel the effects of that life which, at once idle and busy, is the most exhausting of all.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
youth
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From this reading She was melancholy and dejected; tears came into her eyes without a cause; a sudden noise made her tremble; her nerves were shaken,--terrible disease, which marks a new epoch in life, which is the first token that our youth is about to leave us!
