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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 There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
already
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEATH AND SICKNESS.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
bed
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
beheld
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From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
body
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From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
closed
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
cot
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
DEATH
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From this reading DEATH AND SICKNESS.
dew
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
eyes
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
figure
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
first
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From this reading It was death for the first time.
flowers
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
folded
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was death for the first time.
hands
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
ice
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From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was death for the first time.
lay
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
lily
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
lingered
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
little
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
living
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From this reading Who strews white flowers on the living?
morning
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
now
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
SICKNESS
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From this reading DEATH AND SICKNESS.
small
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
still
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
strewn
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
strews
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From this reading Who strews white flowers on the living?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was death for the first time.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
There
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
time
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From this reading It was death for the first time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
turned
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From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
vein
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From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Alas! what was this that she beheld, and that turned every vein in her body to ice?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
white
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who strews white flowers on the living?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
yes
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From this reading There before her, in the small cot, lay a little still figure, with closed eyes and folded hands, a lily between them; the bed around it--yes, it was now _it_--already strewn with white flowers, on which the morning dew still lingered.
