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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 Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
anguish
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
announces
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
apparent
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
autumn
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From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
bed
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From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
burning
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
calm
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
causes
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
cloud
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
contrary
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
cruelly
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
day
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From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
defiance
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
departure
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From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
Dolores
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
end
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From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
escorting
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
especially
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
far
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
fever
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
followed
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
forever
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
Franchita
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From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
frightful
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
future
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
happiness
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Three years have passed, rapidly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
holds
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
home
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From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
house
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
hurled
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
ill
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From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
joy
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
land
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
letter
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
military
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
Months
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
much
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
native
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
night
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
November
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From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
now
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
only
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three years have passed, rapidly.
poisoned
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
presentiment
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
Ramuntcho
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
rapidly
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From this reading Three years have passed, rapidly.
return
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
returning
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
road
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
sadness
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
scene
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
seeing
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
sentiments
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
service
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
sombre
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
son's
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From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
sort
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
street
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
then
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Franchita is alone at home, ill and in bed, at the end of a November day.--And it is the third autumn since her son's departure.
Three
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From this reading Three years have passed, rapidly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
tormented
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
true
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From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
waiting
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From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Oh, she had an exact presentiment of the sombre future, that night when, returning from escorting him on the road to departure, she returned to her house with so much anguish, after that sort of defiance hurled at Dolores on the street: it was cruelly true that she had broken then forever her son's life--!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Months of waiting and of apparent calm had followed that scene, while Ramuntcho, far from his native land, was beginning his military service.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
worry
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From this reading In her hands, burning with fever, she holds a letter from him, a letter which should have brought only joy without a cloud, since it announces his return, but which causes in her, on the contrary, tormented sentiments, for the happiness of seeing him again is poisoned now by sadness, by worry especially, by frightful worry--
years
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From this reading Three years have passed, rapidly.
