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Miss Diana received the news in absolute silence. The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky. Unavella looked at her in amazement. She was used to the stormy grief which finds vent in tears and groans. "It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Unavella looked at her in amazement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Miss Diana received the news in absolute silence.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.”
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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 The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
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From this reading Miss Diana received the news in absolute silence.
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From this reading Unavella looked at her in amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Unavella looked at her in amazement.
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From this reading "It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.
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From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
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From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
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From this reading Miss Diana received the news in absolute silence.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.
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From this reading "It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.
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From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
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From this reading She was used to the stormy grief which finds vent in tears and groans.
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From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
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From this reading "It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
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From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
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From this reading She was used to the stormy grief which finds vent in tears and groans.
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From this reading She was used to the stormy grief which finds vent in tears and groans.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Unavella looked at her in amazement.
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From this reading "It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Diana received the news in absolute silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.
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From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unavella looked at her in amazement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.
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From this reading "It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.
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From this reading Miss Diana received the news in absolute silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Diana received the news in absolute silence.
not any; not one
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
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From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Diana received the news in absolute silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Miss Diana received the news in absolute silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was used to the stormy grief which finds vent in tears and groans.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was used to the stormy grief which finds vent in tears and groans.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Diana received the news in absolute silence.
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From this reading "It beats me how different folks takes things!" she ejaculated mentally.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unavella looked at her in amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was used to the stormy grief which finds vent in tears and groans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was used to the stormy grief which finds vent in tears and groans.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was used to the stormy grief which finds vent in tears and groans.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was used to the stormy grief which finds vent in tears and groans.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The brave daughter of a brave father, she would make no moan, but the sweetness seemed to have suddenly gone from the flowers and the light out of the sky.
