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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 Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
arrival
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
breathing
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
came
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
cold
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
critical
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
down
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From this reading There she suddenly went down on her knees.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
emotion
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
EMPTY
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From this reading EMPTY PURSES.
face
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
follow
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
gave
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
gentle
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
God
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
gratitude
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
H
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
Harold's
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From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
health
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
Hinton
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
Hinton's
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
Home
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
how
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From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
inspiration
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
interposition
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
knees
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From this reading There she suddenly went down on her knees.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
Looking
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
loved
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
moment
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
mother
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From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
Mrs
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
nearly
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From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
now
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
obliged
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There she suddenly went down on her knees.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
over-powering
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
PURSES
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From this reading EMPTY PURSES.
realized
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From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
really
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From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
renewed
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
rush
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
safe
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From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
sitting-room
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
sleeper
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From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
spirit
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There she suddenly went down on her knees.
taken
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From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
There
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From this reading There she suddenly went down on her knees.
timely
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From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
very
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From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until Harold's life was really safe that his mother realized how very nearly he had been taken from her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she suddenly went down on her knees.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But for Hinton's timely interposition, and the arrival of Doctor H---- at the critical moment, the face she so loved might have been cold and still now, and the spirit have returned to God who gave it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Looking at the little sleeper breathing in renewed health and life with each gentle inspiration, such a rush of gratitude and over-powering emotion came over Mrs. Home that she was obliged to follow Hinton into his sitting-room.
