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Chapter XXXVIII
THE SUNSET. How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told. It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart. The days were all one, outside and inside. Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The days were all one, outside and inside.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The days were all one, outside and inside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
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From this reading The days were all one, outside and inside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
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From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
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From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
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From this reading Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
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From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
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From this reading Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
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From this reading The days were all one, outside and inside.
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From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
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From this reading Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
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From this reading Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
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From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
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From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
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From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
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From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
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From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
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From this reading Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
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From this reading The days were all one, outside and inside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
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From this reading Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The days were all one, outside and inside.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The days were all one, outside and inside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SUNSET.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUNSET.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
up to a particular time
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the terrible time, terrible for its very dulness and insensibility, passed until it brought the funeral, Helen could not have told.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
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From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days were all one, outside and inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her heart was but a lonely narrow bay to the sea of cold immovable fog that filled the world.
but in spite of that
From this reading It seemed to her, as she looked back upon it, a bare blank, yet was the blank full of a waste weariness of heart.
