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adieu
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
all
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
arms
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
bade
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
blessings
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
breath
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
Broona
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
children
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
close
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
Colquhouns
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
dear
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
dizzily
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From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
dried
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
Dublin
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
enough
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
exclaiming
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
expression
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
flowed
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
flung
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
forgets
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
freely
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
god
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
Good-bye
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
heart
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
Hotel
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
Irish
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
laughed
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
less
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From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
loved
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
loves
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
midst
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From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
Moore
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From this reading Thomas Moore.
more
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From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
moves
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From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
neck
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
now
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
O'Carolan's
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
once
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From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
own
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From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
parting
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
probably
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
rose
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
Salemina's
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
sets
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
sobs
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
sound
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
station
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
sunflower
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
tears
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From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
tempestuously
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
Thomas
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From this reading Thomas Moore.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Here we are in the midst of life once more, though to be sure it is Irish life, which moves less dizzily than our own.
thousand
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From this reading Broona flung her arms tempestuously around Salemina's neck, exclaiming between her sobs, “Good-bye, my thousand, thousand blessings!”--an expression so Irish that we laughed and cried in one breath at the sound of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
truly
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
turned
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
turns
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From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turned when he rose.'
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Here we all are at O'Carolan's Hotel in Dublin--all but the Colquhouns, who bade us adieu at the station, and the dear children, whose tears are probably dried by now, although they flowed freely enough at parting.
