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04
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From this reading Coleridge, Remorse, V.i.201-04.
201
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From this reading Coleridge, Remorse, V.i.201-04.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
acts
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
All
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hist stood near her in gentle quiet, but had no consolation to offer in words.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
Coleridge
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From this reading Coleridge, Remorse, V.i.201-04.
consider
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
consolation
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From this reading Hist stood near her in gentle quiet, but had no consolation to offer in words.
father
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
gentle
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From this reading Hist stood near her in gentle quiet, but had no consolation to offer in words.
habits
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
head
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
held
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
Hetty
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
Hist
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From this reading Hist stood near her in gentle quiet, but had no consolation to offer in words.
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Coleridge, Remorse, V.i.201-04.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
induced
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
looking
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
Lord
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From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
makes
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From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
man
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From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
manifest
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
means
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
misery
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From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
moment
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
mother
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
near
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From this reading Hist stood near her in gentle quiet, but had no consolation to offer in words.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hist stood near her in gentle quiet, but had no consolation to offer in words.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
offer
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From this reading Hist stood near her in gentle quiet, but had no consolation to offer in words.
oppressed
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From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
oppressor's
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From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
own
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From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
patiently
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
people
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
quiet
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From this reading Hist stood near her in gentle quiet, but had no consolation to offer in words.
rather
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
regardless
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From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
Remorse
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From this reading Coleridge, Remorse, V.i.201-04.
reserve
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
respect
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
scow
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
seated
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
sex
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
some
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
soothing
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
sorrowfully
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
speech
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hist stood near her in gentle quiet, but had no consolation to offer in words.
sympathy
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
taught
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
too
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From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
V
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From this reading Coleridge, Remorse, V.i.201-04.
wait
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From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
water
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
well
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From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The habits of her people taught her reserve in this respect, and the habits of her sex induced her to wait patiently for a moment when she might manifest some soothing sympathy by means of acts, rather than of speech.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “That point in misery, which makes the oppressed man regardless of his own life, makes him too Lord of the oppressor's.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All this time Hetty had remained seated in the head of the scow, looking sorrowfully into the water which held the body of her mother, as well as that of the man whom she had been taught to consider her father.
words
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From this reading Hist stood near her in gentle quiet, but had no consolation to offer in words.
