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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 The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
allowed
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From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
amazed
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
back
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From this reading With every hour he would now get farther from her, back into the fastnesses of his own spirit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
bed
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From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
child
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
comforter
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From this reading With every hour she would be less his nurse and comforter, more the woman he loved.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
days
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From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
dependent
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With every hour he would now get farther from her, back into the fastnesses of his own spirit.
farther
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From this reading With every hour he would now get farther from her, back into the fastnesses of his own spirit.
fastnesses
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From this reading With every hour he would now get farther from her, back into the fastnesses of his own spirit.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
flower
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From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With every hour he would now get farther from her, back into the fastnesses of his own spirit.
future
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From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
get
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From this reading With every hour he would now get farther from her, back into the fastnesses of his own spirit.
glamorous
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From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
happiness
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
helpless
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
hour
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From this reading With every hour he would now get farther from her, back into the fastnesses of his own spirit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With every hour he would now get farther from her, back into the fastnesses of his own spirit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
joy
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From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
less
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From this reading With every hour she would be less his nurse and comforter, more the woman he loved.
like
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From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
longer
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
loved
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From this reading With every hour she would be less his nurse and comforter, more the woman he loved.
Miltoun
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From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
mingled
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From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
more
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
mother
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
much
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From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
needs
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
now
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From this reading With every hour he would now get farther from her, back into the fastnesses of his own spirit.
nurse
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From this reading With every hour she would be less his nurse and comforter, more the woman he loved.
nursed
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From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
obscure
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From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
out
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From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
own
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
present
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From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
sacred
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
sadness
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
see
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With every hour she would be less his nurse and comforter, more the woman he loved.
shone
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From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
sitting
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
sorrow
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From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
spirit
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From this reading With every hour he would now get farther from her, back into the fastnesses of his own spirit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
too
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From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
uncertainty
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From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
up
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The days when Miltoun was first allowed out of bed were a time of mingled joy and sorrow to her who had nursed him.
wholly
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From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
wistful
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From this reading And though that thought shone out in the obscure future like a glamorous flower, it brought too much wistful uncertainty to the present.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With every hour he would now get farther from her, back into the fastnesses of his own spirit.
woman
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From this reading With every hour she would be less his nurse and comforter, more the woman he loved.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading To see him sitting up, amazed at his own weakness, was happiness, yet to think that he would be no more wholly dependent, no more that sacred thing, a helpless creature, brought her the sadness of a mother whose child no longer needs her.
