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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 Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
all
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
any
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
autumnal
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
Bank
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
Bradshaws
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From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
Bunyan
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From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
change
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From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
chapter
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
conversation
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
day
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
disclosed
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
dismissal
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
drawn
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
dread
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
earth
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
events
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From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
eyes
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
fall
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From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
falsehood
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
Farquhar
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
fear
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From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
felt
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
film
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
flashed
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
full
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From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
glancing
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
grey
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
household
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From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
Jemima
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
John
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From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
low
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From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
Money
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
monotonous
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From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
more
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
most
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
Mr
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
mystery
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
narrated
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
now
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From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
occasionally
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
occurred
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
oppression
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
other
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From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
Out
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
peace
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
perhaps
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
place
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
preceding
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
quiet
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
Ruth's
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
Sally
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
sang
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From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
seems
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
seen
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
shepherd-boy
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From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
situation
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
sky
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
slight
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
small
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From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
somehow
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
state
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
stillness
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
summer's
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
sun
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
sweetly
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From this reading But now, as the shepherd-boy in John Bunyan sweetly sang, "He that is low need fear no fall."
Takes
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
taking
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
There
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That year, full of small events, and change of place to the Bradshaws, had been monotonous and long in its course to the other household.
tranquillity
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
unacknowledged
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
want
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
wearied
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From this reading Still, their peace was as the stillness of a grey autumnal day, when no sun is to be seen above, and when a quiet film seems drawn before both sky and earth, as if to rest the wearied eyes after the summer's glare.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
year
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From this reading Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank The conversation narrated in the last chapter as taking place between Mr Farquhar and Jemima, occurred about a year after Ruth's dismissal from her situation.
years
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From this reading There had been no want of peace and tranquillity; there had, perhaps, been more of them than in the preceding years, when, though unacknowledged by any, all must have occasionally felt the oppression of the falsehood--and a slight glancing dread must have flashed across their most prosperous state, lest, somehow or another, the mystery should be disclosed.
