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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 Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
altogether
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From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had been, as Mrs. Warrender said, a shock rather than a sorrow.
becomes
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been, as Mrs. Warrender said, a shock rather than a sorrow.
bitternesses
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From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
blessed
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
blotting
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From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
child
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
closely
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From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
connected
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From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
death
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From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
degree
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From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
effect
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From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
ending
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From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
give
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From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
hero
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
husband
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
husband's
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From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
illness
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From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been, as Mrs. Warrender said, a shock rather than a sorrow.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
many
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From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
Markland
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From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
more
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
Mrs
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From this reading It had been, as Mrs. Warrender said, a shock rather than a sorrow.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
often
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From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
once
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
other
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From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
out
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From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
parents
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
people
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From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
process
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
quick
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
rather
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From this reading It had been, as Mrs. Warrender said, a shock rather than a sorrow.
reconciler
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From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
recovered
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From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
said
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From this reading It had been, as Mrs. Warrender said, a shock rather than a sorrow.
saint
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
severedadjectiveUS /ˈsevərd/
cut completely into separate parts
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
shock
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From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
softener
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From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
sorrow
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From this reading It had been, as Mrs. Warrender said, a shock rather than a sorrow.
stung
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
tender
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had been, as Mrs. Warrender said, a shock rather than a sorrow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Markland had recovered in a great degree from the shock of her husband's death.
There
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From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
troubled
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From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
unkind
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
Warrender
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From this reading It had been, as Mrs. Warrender said, a shock rather than a sorrow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
wounds
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From this reading There is no such reconciler of those who have been severed, no such softener of the wounds which people closely connected in life so often give to each other, as death.
wrongs
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From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
years
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From this reading A long illness ending so has often the effect of blotting out altogether the wrongs and bitternesses of many troubled years.
young
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From this reading The unkind husband becomes once more a hero, the child who has stung its parents to the quick a young and tender saint, by that blessed process.
