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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 With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mary, too, had left, having spoken vaguely of taking a job at housework in Piedmont.
away
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
Bert
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
Billy
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was too man-practical, and, by his very sex, too remote from the intimate tragedy that was hers.
comprehending
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From this reading He dimly sensed her suffering, without comprehending the scope and intensity of it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
death
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
departure
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
dimly
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From this reading He dimly sensed her suffering, without comprehending the scope and intensity of it.
doing
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
fail
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was too man-practical, and, by his very sex, too remote from the intimate tragedy that was hers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary, too, had left, having spoken vaguely of taking a job at housework in Piedmont.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Mary, too, had left, having spoken vaguely of taking a job at housework in Piedmont.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dimly sensed her suffering, without comprehending the scope and intensity of it.
healthy-minded
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy could help Saxon little in her trouble.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy could help Saxon little in her trouble.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading He was too man-practical, and, by his very sex, too remote from the intimate tragedy that was hers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was too man-practical, and, by his very sex, too remote from the intimate tragedy that was hers.
housework
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From this reading Mary, too, had left, having spoken vaguely of taking a job at housework in Piedmont.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
intensity
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From this reading He dimly sensed her suffering, without comprehending the scope and intensity of it.
intimate
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From this reading He was too man-practical, and, by his very sex, too remote from the intimate tragedy that was hers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He dimly sensed her suffering, without comprehending the scope and intensity of it.
job
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From this reading Mary, too, had left, having spoken vaguely of taking a job at housework in Piedmont.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy could help Saxon little in her trouble.
loneliness
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
man-practical
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From this reading He was too man-practical, and, by his very sex, too remote from the intimate tragedy that was hers.
Mary
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From this reading Mary, too, had left, having spoken vaguely of taking a job at housework in Piedmont.
Mercedes
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
morbidness
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
much
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
picket
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
Piedmont
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From this reading Mary, too, had left, having spoken vaguely of taking a job at housework in Piedmont.
produce
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
remote
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From this reading He was too man-practical, and, by his very sex, too remote from the intimate tragedy that was hers.
Saxon
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
scope
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From this reading He dimly sensed her suffering, without comprehending the scope and intensity of it.
sensed
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From this reading He dimly sensed her suffering, without comprehending the scope and intensity of it.
sex
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From this reading He was too man-practical, and, by his very sex, too remote from the intimate tragedy that was hers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
spoken
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From this reading Mary, too, had left, having spoken vaguely of taking a job at housework in Piedmont.
strike
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From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
suffering
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From this reading He dimly sensed her suffering, without comprehending the scope and intensity of it.
taking
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From this reading Mary, too, had left, having spoken vaguely of taking a job at housework in Piedmont.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
too
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From this reading Mary, too, had left, having spoken vaguely of taking a job at housework in Piedmont.
tragedy
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From this reading He was too man-practical, and, by his very sex, too remote from the intimate tragedy that was hers.
trouble
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From this reading Billy could help Saxon little in her trouble.
vaguely
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From this reading Mary, too, had left, having spoken vaguely of taking a job at housework in Piedmont.
very
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From this reading He was too man-practical, and, by his very sex, too remote from the intimate tragedy that was hers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Billy on strike and away doing picket duty, and with the departure of Mercedes and the death of Bert, Saxon was left much to herself in a loneliness that even in one as healthy-minded as she could not fail to produce morbidness.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He dimly sensed her suffering, without comprehending the scope and intensity of it.
