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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 In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
again
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
all
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
befallen
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From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
black
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From this reading But nobody thought of that except Nettie; and but for the black dresses and Susan's cap, Fred was as if he had never been.
borne
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
burden
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But nobody thought of that except Nettie; and but for the black dresses and Susan's cap, Fred was as if he had never been.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
cap
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From this reading But nobody thought of that except Nettie; and but for the black dresses and Susan's cap, Fred was as if he had never been.
closing
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
conceal
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
course
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From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
crisis
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
cumberer
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
current
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
days
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
diminished
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From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
dishonoured
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
dispense
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
domestic
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
down
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
dread
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
dresses
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From this reading But nobody thought of that except Nettie; and but for the black dresses and Susan's cap, Fred was as if he had never been.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading But nobody thought of that except Nettie; and but for the black dresses and Susan's cap, Fred was as if he had never been.
existence
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
eyes
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From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
few
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
found
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
Fred
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
gone
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From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
grave
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
ground
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
henceforward
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
house
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From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
household
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From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But nobody thought of that except Nettie; and but for the black dresses and Susan's cap, Fred was as if he had never been.
impair
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From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
interruption
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From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
life
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
light
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From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
little
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From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
many
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
marks
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From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
more
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From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
Nettie
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
never
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From this reading But nobody thought of that except Nettie; and but for the black dresses and Susan's cap, Fred was as if he had never been.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading But nobody thought of that except Nettie; and but for the black dresses and Susan's cap, Fred was as if he had never been.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
ordinary
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
outward
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From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
overcome
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
persistency
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From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
prop
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From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
provisions
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
repugnance
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
rest
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
resumed
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From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
sat
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
scarcely
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
shortly
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
solemn
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
suffered
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
Susan's
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From this reading But nobody thought of that except Nettie; and but for the black dresses and Susan's cap, Fred was as if he had never been.
table
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
tame
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
thought
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From this reading But nobody thought of that except Nettie; and but for the black dresses and Susan's cap, Fred was as if he had never been.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
true
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From this reading It is true that Nettie sat down with a repugnance which she scarcely could either overcome or conceal, to dispense the domestic provisions at the table which shortly before had borne so dread a burden.
very
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From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
went
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As it was, the diminished household resumed its ordinary course of existence, after a very few days, with little more than outward marks of what had befallen them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
world
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had he been the prop of his house and the light of their eyes, life would have gone on again, after that interruption, all the same, with a persistency which nothing can impair.
years
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From this reading In a few days all this solemn crisis was over, and life went on again in its ordinary tame current, closing over the dishonoured grave where Fred found his rest, henceforward nameless in the world that had suffered his existence as a cumberer of the ground for so many years.
