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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 I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
all
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From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
answer
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
blinding
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
bondage
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From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
bore
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
called
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
Chainey
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From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.
cheek
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
compassion
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From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.
couch
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
curling
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
dark
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
death
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
E
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From this reading L. E. LANDON.
emotionless
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
face
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
gazing
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
give
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From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
hand
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
heavily
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
kneeling
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
L
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From this reading L. E. LANDON.
LANDON
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From this reading L. E. LANDON.
lashes
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.
LOVED
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From this reading SHE LOVED MUCH.
lying
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
marble-white
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.
MUCH
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From this reading SHE LOVED MUCH.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
now
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.
pallid
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
passionate
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
physicians
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From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.
power
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From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
pressure
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
quiver
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
rather
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From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
respond
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
shared
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From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE LOVED MUCH.
side
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From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
slave
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From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
stamp
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
tears
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From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
tenderest
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From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
there
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
touched
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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
two
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From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
wanting
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From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.
world
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From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.
