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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 Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
adding
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From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
Almost
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From this reading Almost literally he had buried his strong brother, for Sheridan had gone to pieces when he saw his dead son.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
ax
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From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
beat
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From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
become
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
beg
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From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Edith, weeping, made truce with Sibyl and saw to it that the mourning garments were beyond criticism.
Bibbs
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
black
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
brother
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
buried
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
continuous
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From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
criticism
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From this reading Edith, weeping, made truce with Sibyl and saw to it that the mourning garments were beyond criticism.
days
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost literally he had buried his strong brother, for Sheridan had gone to pieces when he saw his dead son.
definite
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
Edith
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From this reading Edith, weeping, made truce with Sibyl and saw to it that the mourning garments were beyond criticism.
entreatverb, literaryUS /ɪnˈtriːt/
to ask somebody earnestly to do something
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Almost literally he had buried his strong brother, for Sheridan had gone to pieces when he saw his dead son.
forehead
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From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
garments
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From this reading Edith, weeping, made truce with Sibyl and saw to it that the mourning garments were beyond criticism.
gaunt
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
gone
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From this reading Almost literally he had buried his strong brother, for Sheridan had gone to pieces when he saw his dead son.
group
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
happened
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost literally he had buried his strong brother, for Sheridan had gone to pieces when he saw his dead son.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had nothing to help him meet the shock, neither definite religion nor “philosophy” definite or indefinite.
helpless
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From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had nothing to help him meet the shock, neither definite religion nor “philosophy” definite or indefinite.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
how
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
indefinite
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From this reading He had nothing to help him meet the shock, neither definite religion nor “philosophy” definite or indefinite.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Edith, weeping, made truce with Sibyl and saw to it that the mourning garments were beyond criticism.
killed
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From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
lamentation
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From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
later
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
literally
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From this reading Almost literally he had buried his strong brother, for Sheridan had gone to pieces when he saw his dead son.
made
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
many
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
meet
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From this reading He had nothing to help him meet the shock, neither definite religion nor “philosophy” definite or indefinite.
men
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
million
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
mother
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
mourning
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From this reading Edith, weeping, made truce with Sibyl and saw to it that the mourning garments were beyond criticism.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He had nothing to help him meet the shock, neither definite religion nor “philosophy” definite or indefinite.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He had nothing to help him meet the shock, neither definite religion nor “philosophy” definite or indefinite.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had nothing to help him meet the shock, neither definite religion nor “philosophy” definite or indefinite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
old
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
only
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From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had nothing to help him meet the shock, neither definite religion nor “philosophy” definite or indefinite.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading He had nothing to help him meet the shock, neither definite religion nor “philosophy” definite or indefinite.
pieces
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From this reading Almost literally he had buried his strong brother, for Sheridan had gone to pieces when he saw his dead son.
religion
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From this reading He had nothing to help him meet the shock, neither definite religion nor “philosophy” definite or indefinite.
saw
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From this reading Almost literally he had buried his strong brother, for Sheridan had gone to pieces when he saw his dead son.
Sheridan
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From this reading Almost literally he had buried his strong brother, for Sheridan had gone to pieces when he saw his dead son.
shock
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From this reading He had nothing to help him meet the shock, neither definite religion nor “philosophy” definite or indefinite.
Sibyl
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From this reading Edith, weeping, made truce with Sibyl and saw to it that the mourning garments were beyond criticism.
sickly
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
son
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From this reading Almost literally he had buried his strong brother, for Sheridan had gone to pieces when he saw his dead son.
sons
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
StandingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
strong
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
three
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
times
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
trees
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
truce
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From this reading Edith, weeping, made truce with Sibyl and saw to it that the mourning garments were beyond criticism.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
unwillingly
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
weeping
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From this reading Edith, weeping, made truce with Sibyl and saw to it that the mourning garments were beyond criticism.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Edith, weeping, made truce with Sibyl and saw to it that the mourning garments were beyond criticism.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Almost literally he had buried his strong brother, for Sheridan had gone to pieces when he saw his dead son.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
wife
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From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could only beat his forehead and beg, over and over, to be killed with an ax, while his wife was helpless except to entreat him not to “take on,” herself adding a continuous lamentation.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
word
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From this reading Standing in the black group under gaunt trees at the cemetery, three days later, Bibbs unwillingly let an old, old thought become definite in his mind: the sickly brother had buried the strong brother, and Bibbs wondered how many million times that had happened since men first made a word to name the sons of one mother.
