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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 In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
abode
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From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
aching
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From this reading There was a bosom upon which she could lean her aching head, and find a brief but blessed repose.
affection
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From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
Ballantine
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From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
bear
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From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
blessed
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From this reading There was a bosom upon which she could lean her aching head, and find a brief but blessed repose.
bosom
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From this reading There was a bosom upon which she could lean her aching head, and find a brief but blessed repose.
brief
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From this reading There was a bosom upon which she could lean her aching head, and find a brief but blessed repose.
bruised
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From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a bosom upon which she could lean her aching head, and find a brief but blessed repose.
comparatively
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From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
compelled
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From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a bosom upon which she could lean her aching head, and find a brief but blessed repose.
ear
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From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
ease
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From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
EUGENIA
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From this reading PERKINS FINDS IN LIZZY GLENN HIS LONG LOST EUGENIA.
far
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From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
find
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From this reading There was a bosom upon which she could lean her aching head, and find a brief but blessed repose.
FINDS
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From this reading PERKINS FINDS IN LIZZY GLENN HIS LONG LOST EUGENIA.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
former
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From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
Gaston
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From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
GLENN
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From this reading PERKINS FINDS IN LIZZY GLENN HIS LONG LOST EUGENIA.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
happier
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From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
head
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From this reading There was a bosom upon which she could lean her aching head, and find a brief but blessed repose.
heart
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From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PERKINS FINDS IN LIZZY GLENN HIS LONG LOST EUGENIA.
humble
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From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PERKINS FINDS IN LIZZY GLENN HIS LONG LOST EUGENIA.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
lean
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From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
LIZZY
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From this reading PERKINS FINDS IN LIZZY GLENN HIS LONG LOST EUGENIA.
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PERKINS FINDS IN LIZZY GLENN HIS LONG LOST EUGENIA.
LOST
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From this reading PERKINS FINDS IN LIZZY GLENN HIS LONG LOST EUGENIA.
manifested
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From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
more
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From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
mother
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From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
Mrs
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From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
now
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From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
overburdened
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From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
PERKINS
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From this reading PERKINS FINDS IN LIZZY GLENN HIS LONG LOST EUGENIA.
really
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From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
removed
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From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
repose
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From this reading There was a bosom upon which she could lean her aching head, and find a brief but blessed repose.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
spirits
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From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
sympathy
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From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
tenderly
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From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
there
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From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
Thus
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From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
up
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From this reading Thus far, she had been compelled to bear up alone--now there was an ear open to her, and her overburdened heart found relief in sympathy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
wearied
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From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
years
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From this reading In the tenderly manifested affection of one who had been a mother to her in former, happier years, she found something upon which to lean her bruised and wearied spirits.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading AFTER Eugenia Ballantine, for she it really was, had removed to the humble abode of Mrs. Gaston, her mind was comparatively more at ease than it yet had been.
