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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 When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
alive
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
back
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
bear
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From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
consciousness
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
days
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From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
down
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From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
end
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
escape
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From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
fate
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From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
few
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From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
freedom
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
furthering
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
future
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From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
happiness
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From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
held
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
indeed
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From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
joy
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From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
kind
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From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
laid
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From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
loose
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From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
lost
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From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
lover
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From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
Madelon
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From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
marriage
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From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
much
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From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
negative
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From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
painful
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
postponement
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From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
released
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
sinks
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
some
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
strained
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
then
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
There
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From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
trial
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From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
trouble
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From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
up
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From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
weapon
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From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madelon, for a few days after the postponement of her marriage, went about in a kind of negative happiness.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the mind has been strained up and held to the furthering of some painful end and then suddenly released, it sinks back for a time, alive to nothing but the consciousness of freedom and rest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even the thought for the future, which is its one weapon against fate, is laid down.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There are few who have so much to bear that there is not left to them at least the joy of escape from another trial.
worse
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From this reading Madelon had lost her lover indeed, but she was let loose for a while from a worse trouble than that.
