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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 "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
arm
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
assailed
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
bedside
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From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
Christian
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
command
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From this reading "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
Couldstmodal verbUS /kʊdst/
an old form of “could”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
dark
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
daughter
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
deceived
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
dying
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
erring
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
exclaimed
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From this reading "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
faint
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
Father
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
features
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
forget
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
gat
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From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
go
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
gone
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From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
gray
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
head
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
home
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
horror
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
hurriedly
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From this reading "Yea, yea," replied the old man hurriedly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
immediately
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From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
journeying
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
kneeling
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From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
leaned
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
loud
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From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
man
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From this reading "Yea, yea," replied the old man hurriedly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
moment
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From this reading "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
night
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
Now
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
obey
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From this reading "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
Oh
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
old
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From this reading "Yea, yea," replied the old man hurriedly.
pale
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
parent
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
Pearson
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From this reading "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
permitted
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
prayers
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yea, yea," replied the old man hurriedly.
rose
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From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
shelter
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
shuddering
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From this reading "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
soul
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
spoke
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From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
staff
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From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
stand
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Couldst thou obey the command at such a moment?" exclaimed Pearson, shuddering.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
thus
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
valley
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
voice
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From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
whisper
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From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
withdrew
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "I was kneeling by her bedside when the voice spoke loud within me; but immediately I rose, and took my staff, and gat me gone.
woful
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From this reading Oh! that it were permitted me to forget her woful look when I thus withdrew my arm, and left her journeying through the dark valley alone! for her soul was faint, and she had leaned upon my prayers.
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading "Yea, yea," replied the old man hurriedly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now in that night of horror I was assailed by the thought that I had been an erring Christian and a cruel parent; yea, even my daughter, with her pale, dying features, seemed to stand by me and whisper, 'Father, you are deceived; go home and shelter your gray head.'
