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Chapter IV
The Denunciation. For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears. She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him. "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways. I have sinned deeply; but I have been sorely tried.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have sinned deeply; but I have been sorely tried.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have sinned deeply; but I have been sorely tried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have sinned deeply; but I have been sorely tried.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have sinned deeply; but I have been sorely tried.
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From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
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From this reading I have sinned deeply; but I have been sorely tried.
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From this reading The Denunciation.
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From this reading For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.
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From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
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From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
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From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
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From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
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From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
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From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
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From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.
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From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have sinned deeply; but I have been sorely tried.
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From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
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From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have sinned deeply; but I have been sorely tried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.
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From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
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From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
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From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
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From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
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From this reading For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.
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From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.
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From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
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From this reading For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.
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From this reading I have sinned deeply; but I have been sorely tried.
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From this reading I have sinned deeply; but I have been sorely tried.
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From this reading For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.
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From this reading For a short space, Mrs. Sheppard remained dissolved in tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Denunciation.
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From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
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From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
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From this reading I have sinned deeply; but I have been sorely tried.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She then dried her eyes, and laying her child gently upon the floor, knelt down beside him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Open my heart, Father of Mercy!" she murmured, in a humble tone, and with downcast looks, "and make me sensible of the error of my ways.
