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able
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
age
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From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
air
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From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
Allen
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
appeared
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From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
better
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
calm
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From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
day
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
death
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From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
deeper
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From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
down
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From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
EDITH
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
endurance
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From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
fears
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From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
go
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From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
God
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From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
hoped
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From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
hopes
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From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
how
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From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
Lacey
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From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
Laura
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
love
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From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
mercy
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From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
mournful
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From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
Mrs
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
OLD
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
patient
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From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
quiet
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From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
self-respect
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From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
settled
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From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
shadows
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From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
sickness
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From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
slept
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
sorrow
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From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
STORY
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
subdued
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From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
tea
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From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
TELLS
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She seemed to expect nothing better than to go forward, with, such endurance as she might, into the deeper shadows of age, sickness, and death.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
trust
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From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
vaguely
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From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
watch
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From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She seemed to have settled down into that mournful calm which hopes little and fears little.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading EDITH TELLS THE OLD, OLD STORY Mrs. Allen seemed better the next day, and Laura was able to watch while Edith slept.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After tea Mrs. Lacey appeared, with the same subdued air of quiet self-respect and patient sorrow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She vaguely hoped that God would have mercy upon her at last, but how to love and trust Him she did not know.
