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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 MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
ago
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
ailed
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From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
anxious
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
appear
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From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
approaching
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
can't
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
CAREWORN
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
changed
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From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
concern
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From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
countenance
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
effort
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From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
expression
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
face
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
get
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From this reading And the worst of it is that one can't get a thing out of her."
girl
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From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
heart-sick
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From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
heaviest
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
home
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the worst of it is that one can't get a thing out of her."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
just
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
knew
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From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
lined
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
looks
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
MAID
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
MISTRESS
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
months
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
much
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
natural
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From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
older
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
out
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
Peggy
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
Peggy's
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From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
Priscilla
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
Priscilla's
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
responsibilities
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
rested
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
Saturday
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
see
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
she's
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
shoulders
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
sick
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
six
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
smile
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From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
studying
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From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
suggest
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
surprise
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the worst of it is that one can't get a thing out of her."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
unconscious
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From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
unhappy
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
usual
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From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she was quite unconscious of Peggy's observation, she did not make her usual effort to smile and appear natural.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
window
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
wish
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From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I wish I knew what ailed that girl," thought Peggy, studying Priscilla's changed countenance with a heart-sick concern.
worry
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From this reading MISTRESS AND MAID A CAREWORN, anxious expression had come to be so much at home on Priscilla's countenance, that it did not surprise Peggy to look from her window one Saturday morning and see Priscilla approaching, her face so lined by worry as to suggest that the heaviest responsibilities rested on her shoulders.
worst
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From this reading And the worst of it is that one can't get a thing out of her."
years
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From this reading "She looks years older than she did six months ago, and I can't make out whether she's sick or just unhappy.
