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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 Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
absolutely
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
all
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From this reading Her days of exile count not at all in her thirty years of home.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
Anne
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her days of exile count not at all in her thirty years of home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
bonds
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
bonnie
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
bound
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
Branwell
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
broke
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
called
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
cared
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
Charlotte
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
communion
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
count
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From this reading Her days of exile count not at all in her thirty years of home.
counted
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
days
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From this reading Her days of exile count not at all in her thirty years of home.
depths
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From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
destroys
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
detaches
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
disturbs
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
divine
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
doubt
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
earth
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
Emily
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
exile
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From this reading Her days of exile count not at all in her thirty years of home.
far
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
fiercely
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From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
frustrated
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
Haworth
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
helpless
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
holds
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
home
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From this reading Her days of exile count not at all in her thirty years of home.
hour
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
image
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
known
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
love
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
maternal
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From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
moment
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
moors
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
more
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
most
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
nature
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From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her days of exile count not at all in her thirty years of home.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
own
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
passion
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
people
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
place
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
seem
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
separation
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
sky
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From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
tender
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From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
there
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From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
thirty
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From this reading Her days of exile count not at all in her thirty years of home.
Thus
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From this reading Thus there is absolutely nothing known of Emily that destroys or disturbs the image that Haworth holds of her; nothing that detaches her for a moment from her own people, and from her own place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
virginal
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From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
weak
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No separation ever broke, for one hour that counted, the bonds that bound her to her moors, or frustrated the divine passion of her communion with their earth and sky.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
years
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From this reading Her days of exile count not at all in her thirty years of home.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet in the depths of her virginal nature there was something fiercely tender and maternal.
young
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From this reading There can be no doubt that she cared for Charlotte, who called her "Mine own bonnie love"; but she would seem to have cared far more for Anne who was young and helpless, and for Branwell who was helpless and most weak.
