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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 WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
afterward
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Never had this world she loved seemed so vitally close to her, so big in a new sense, so eloquently an expression of the divine eternal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
ask
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From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
big
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From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
bring
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From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
came
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
close
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From this reading Never had this world she loved seemed so vitally close to her, so big in a new sense, so eloquently an expression of the divine eternal.
comfort
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From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
crooned
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From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
days
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From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
dew
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From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
divine
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drive
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
eloquently
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From this reading Never had this world she loved seemed so vitally close to her, so big in a new sense, so eloquently an expression of the divine eternal.
emotional
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
eternal
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From this reading Never had this world she loved seemed so vitally close to her, so big in a new sense, so eloquently an expression of the divine eternal.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
expression
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few
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
fibre
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
filled
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
followed
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From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
forest
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From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
gladness
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
golden
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
happiness
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
heart
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
hours
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
house
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From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
just
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From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
land
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From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
Leland's
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
loved
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From this reading Never had this world she loved seemed so vitally close to her, so big in a new sense, so eloquently an expression of the divine eternal.
low
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From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
mornings
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From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
mother
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From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
mothered
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From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
new
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From this reading Never had this world she loved seemed so vitally close to her, so big in a new sense, so eloquently an expression of the divine eternal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
out
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
permeating
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
rarely
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From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
return
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From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
sang
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From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
sense
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From this reading Never had this world she loved seemed so vitally close to her, so big in a new sense, so eloquently an expression of the divine eternal.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
silently
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From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
slow
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From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
sorrow
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
sun
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From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
supreme
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Never had this world she loved seemed so vitally close to her, so big in a new sense, so eloquently an expression of the divine eternal.
thoroughly
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
vast
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From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
vitally
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From this reading Never had this world she loved seemed so vitally close to her, so big in a new sense, so eloquently an expression of the divine eternal.
Wanda
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
WANDA'S
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
wandered
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From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
west
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From this reading Through the dew filled mornings she wandered silently; rarely did she return to the house until the sun was low in the west.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Never had the forest land seemed so big, so vast and still as during the slow days which followed.
whispered
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From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
whispering
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From this reading WANDA'S DISCOVERY A supreme happiness had filled Wanda Leland's heart for a few golden hours, so thoroughly permeating every fibre of her emotional being that when sorrow came afterward it could not entirely drive out the whispering gladness.
world
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From this reading Never had this world she loved seemed so vitally close to her, so big in a new sense, so eloquently an expression of the divine eternal.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She went to it for the comfort she could not bring herself to ask of her mother just yet, and it mothered her, crooned and whispered and sang to her.
