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acute
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
all
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
borne
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
brightness
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
call
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From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
cause
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From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
Chellaston
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
church
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
College
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
comfortable
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From this reading He sat in his comfortable library.
compared
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
corrode
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
daily
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
Death
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
difficulties
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
disease
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
easily
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
English
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
greatest
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From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat in his comfortable library.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat in his comfortable library.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
intricate
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
INTRODUCTION
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From this reading "_Necessity knows no Law._" INTRODUCTION.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
knows
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From this reading "_Necessity knows no Law._" INTRODUCTION.
Law
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From this reading "_Necessity knows no Law._" INTRODUCTION.
library
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From this reading He sat in his comfortable library.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
losses
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
met
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
Necessity
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From this reading "_Necessity knows no Law._" INTRODUCTION.
New
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "_Necessity knows no Law._" INTRODUCTION.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
often
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From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
Principal
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
Province
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
Quebec
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
Rector
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
rightly
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
Robert
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
sat
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From this reading He sat in his comfortable library.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
sometimes
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
sorrow
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From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
sorrows
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From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
spoke
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
tarnish
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
Trenholme
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From this reading So spoke Robert Trenholme, Principal of the New College and Rector of the English church at Chellaston, in the Province of Quebec.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
web
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It is not often that what we call the 'great sorrows of life' cause us the greatest sorrow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
work
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From this reading Death, acute disease, sudden and great losses--these are sometimes easily borne compared with those intricate difficulties which, without name and without appearance, work themselves into the web of our daily life, and, if not rightly met, corrode and tarnish all its brightness."
