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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 Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
able
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
ain
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From this reading Oh, where dwell ye, my ain sweet bairns?
ALLAN
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From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’m woe and weary grown!
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
bairns
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From this reading Oh, where dwell ye, my ain sweet bairns?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
child
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
comfort
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
CUNNINGHAM
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From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
dwell
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From this reading Oh, where dwell ye, my ain sweet bairns?
ennobled
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
Ethel's
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
Etheldred
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
evil
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
expected
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
father
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
feel
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
flesh
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From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
Flora
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
fondly
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
gentle
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
go
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
grandchild
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
grief
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
grown
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From this reading I’m woe and weary grown!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
heart
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
I'm
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From this reading I’m woe and weary grown!
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
kept
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
Lady
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From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
land
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From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
lay
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
live
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From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
loved
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
manner
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, where dwell ye, my ain sweet bairns?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
niece
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, where dwell ye, my ain sweet bairns?
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
resting-place
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
sorrow
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
sweet
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From this reading Oh, where dwell ye, my ain sweet bairns?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
trying
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
unknown
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From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Oh, Lady, we live where woe never is, In a land to flesh unknown.--ALLAN CUNNINGHAM.
weary
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From this reading I’m woe and weary grown!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Oh, where dwell ye, my ain sweet bairns?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
woe
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From this reading I’m woe and weary grown!
world
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From this reading It had been with a gentle sorrow that Etheldred had expected to go and lay in her resting-place, the little niece, who had been kept from the evil of the world, in a manner of which she had little dreamt.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Oh, where dwell ye, my ain sweet bairns?
yearned
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From this reading Poor Flora! she must be ennobled, she thought, by having a child where hers is, when she is able to feel anything but the first grief; and Ethel’s heart yearned to be trying, at least, to comfort her, and to be with her father, who had loved his grandchild so fondly.
