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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 HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
arms
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
back
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From this reading O God! that it were possible To undo things done,--to call back yesterday!
bathing
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
Blanche
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
call
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From this reading O God! that it were possible To undo things done,--to call back yesterday!
CECIL'S
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From this reading CECIL'S WEAKNESS.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
days
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From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
done
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From this reading O God! that it were possible To undo things done,--to call back yesterday!
forehead
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
found
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
glass
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From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
God
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From this reading O God!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
HEYWOOD
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
hours
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From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O God! that it were possible To undo things done,--to call back yesterday!
Killed
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
Kindness
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
landlady
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
O
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From this reading O God!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
possible
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From this reading O God! that it were possible To undo things done,--to call back yesterday!
redeem
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From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
returned
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
sandy
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From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
swift
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From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O God! that it were possible To undo things done,--to call back yesterday!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
things
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From this reading O God! that it were possible To undo things done,--to call back yesterday!
Time
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From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O God! that it were possible To undo things done,--to call back yesterday!
turn
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From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
undo
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From this reading O God! that it were possible To undo things done,--to call back yesterday!
untell
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From this reading That Time could turn his swift and sandy glass To untell days, or to redeem these hours!
vinegar
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
water
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
WEAKNESS
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From this reading CECIL'S WEAKNESS.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading O God! that it were possible To undo things done,--to call back yesterday!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
Woman
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From this reading HEYWOOD.--_A Woman Killed with Kindness._ When Blanche returned to her senses, she found herself in the arms of her landlady, who was bathing her forehead with vinegar and water.
yesterday
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From this reading O God! that it were possible To undo things done,--to call back yesterday!
