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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 There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The summer sunlight lay thick about the room where Mrs Campbell was dying.
all
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From this reading Ministering friends--Watching--Past all tears--Taken home--The dark valley.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
anticipation
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
blue
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
Campbell
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From this reading The summer sunlight lay thick about the room where Mrs Campbell was dying.
dark
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From this reading Ministering friends--Watching--Past all tears--Taken home--The dark valley.
death
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
deep
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
doctor's
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From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
dying
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From this reading The summer sunlight lay thick about the room where Mrs Campbell was dying.
edged
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
eyes
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
fervour
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
few
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From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
forever
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
frame
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
friends
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From this reading Ministering friends--Watching--Past all tears--Taken home--The dark valley.
glistening
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
glowed
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
heaven
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
hills
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
holy
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
home
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From this reading Ministering friends--Watching--Past all tears--Taken home--The dark valley.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
lay
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From this reading The summer sunlight lay thick about the room where Mrs Campbell was dying.
light
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
lighted
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
Ministering
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From this reading Ministering friends--Watching--Past all tears--Taken home--The dark valley.
Mrs
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From this reading The summer sunlight lay thick about the room where Mrs Campbell was dying.
now
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
only
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From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
Past
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From this reading Ministering friends--Watching--Past all tears--Taken home--The dark valley.
pure
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
read
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From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
room
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From this reading The summer sunlight lay thick about the room where Mrs Campbell was dying.
say
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From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
shines
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
sky
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
soothing
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From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
square
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
summer
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From this reading The summer sunlight lay thick about the room where Mrs Campbell was dying.
SUNLIGHT
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From this reading SUNLIGHT.
sweet
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
Taken
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From this reading Ministering friends--Watching--Past all tears--Taken home--The dark valley.
tears
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From this reading Ministering friends--Watching--Past all tears--Taken home--The dark valley.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ministering friends--Watching--Past all tears--Taken home--The dark valley.
then
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From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
There
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
thick
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From this reading The summer sunlight lay thick about the room where Mrs Campbell was dying.
up
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
valley
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From this reading Ministering friends--Watching--Past all tears--Taken home--The dark valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The summer sunlight lay thick about the room where Mrs Campbell was dying.
Watching
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From this reading Ministering friends--Watching--Past all tears--Taken home--The dark valley.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The summer sunlight lay thick about the room where Mrs Campbell was dying.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
wife
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From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
window
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From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a square of deep blue sky, edged by the window frame, glistening before her eyes--eyes that now were lighted up with the fervour of a holy death--eyes that glowed in sweet anticipation of that pure light which shines forever on the hills of heaven.
words
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From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The silence of the room was only broken now and then by the few soothing words the doctor's wife would say or read.
