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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 He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The nearest surgeon came in, but, as Jude had inferred, his presence was superfluous.
back
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
barely
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From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
bed
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
bending
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
bodies
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
breathlessly
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
came
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From this reading The nearest surgeon came in, but, as Jude had inferred, his presence was superfluous.
caught
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
children
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
cold
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From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
conjectured
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From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
consummate
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
cords
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
corpses
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
cut
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
efforts
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
fainting
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
feel
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
fits
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
formed
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
got
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
Half-paralyzed
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
handling
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
hanging
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From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
helpless
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
horror
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
hour
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From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
inferred
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From this reading The nearest surgeon came in, but, as Jude had inferred, his presence was superfluous.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
Jude
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From this reading The nearest surgeon came in, but, as Jude had inferred, his presence was superfluous.
landlady
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
lie
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
momentary
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
more
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From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
nearest
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From this reading The nearest surgeon came in, but, as Jude had inferred, his presence was superfluous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
other
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
out
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
overthrew
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
past
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From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
pocket-knife
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
presence
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From this reading The nearest surgeon came in, but, as Jude had inferred, his presence was superfluous.
put
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
ran
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
restore
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
room
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
saving
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From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
say
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
scene
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
self-command
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
sight
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
strange
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
Sue
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
summoned
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
superfluous
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From this reading The nearest surgeon came in, but, as Jude had inferred, his presence was superfluous.
surgeon
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From this reading The nearest surgeon came in, but, as Jude had inferred, his presence was superfluous.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The children were past saving, for though their bodies were still barely cold it was conjectured that they had been hanging more than an hour.
three
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
threw
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From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
triplet
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
two
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
up
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From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He caught up Sue, who was in fainting fits, and put her on the bed in the other room, after which he breathlessly summoned the landlady and ran out for a doctor.
wild
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Half-paralyzed by the strange and consummate horror of the scene, he let Sue lie, cut the cords with his pocket-knife and threw the three children on the bed; but the feel of their bodies in the momentary handling seemed to say that they were dead.
women
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From this reading When he got back Sue had come to herself, and the two helpless women, bending over the children in wild efforts to restore them, and the triplet of little corpses, formed a sight which overthrew his self-command.
