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afflicted
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
all
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
arrived
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From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
Barker
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
Barker's
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From this reading The real griefs in old Mrs. Barker's life had been but few.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The real griefs in old Mrs. Barker's life had been but few.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
blaze
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From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
bonnet
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
CAME
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From this reading CAME TO WEEP.
chest
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
chickens
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From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
consoling
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From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
demand
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
down
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From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
feeding
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From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
few
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From this reading The real griefs in old Mrs. Barker's life had been but few.
fire
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From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
funerals
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
grief
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From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
griefs
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From this reading The real griefs in old Mrs. Barker's life had been but few.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The real griefs in old Mrs. Barker's life had been but few.
hastened
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
home
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
hot
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From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
hover
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From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
immediately
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From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
instinct
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
kept
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The real griefs in old Mrs. Barker's life had been but few.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
mantle-piece
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From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
Mrs
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
Old
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
out
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
put
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
real
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From this reading The real griefs in old Mrs. Barker's life had been but few.
saddest
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
set
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
sit
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From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
speed
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
stimulator
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From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
sun
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From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
there
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From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAME TO WEEP.
true
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From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
weather
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From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
WEEP
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From this reading CAME TO WEEP.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
wet
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From this reading Beneath the mantle-piece there was no blaze, the weather being hot, so they could not sit down "and weep the fire out," but they could hover over old ashes and weep them wet.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Margaret was feeding the chickens when this consoling stimulator of grief arrived, and what little sun was left, immediately went down.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Mrs. Barker, true to instinct, hastened to put on her saddest bonnet, kept in an old chest at the demand of funerals, and with all speed set out for the afflicted home.
