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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 She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
all
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From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
any
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From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
best
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left Liz weeping over the dead body of her father.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
cares
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
cause
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From this reading Liz was not ignorant of the cause of her father’s death, but she had been quite unprepared for it.
companion
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left Liz weeping over the dead body of her father.
death
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From this reading Liz was not ignorant of the cause of her father’s death, but she had been quite unprepared for it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
dreamland
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
duties
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
fact
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From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
father
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From this reading He left Liz weeping over the dead body of her father.
father's
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From this reading Liz was not ignorant of the cause of her father’s death, but she had been quite unprepared for it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
forth
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
future
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
gone
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left Liz weeping over the dead body of her father.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He left Liz weeping over the dead body of her father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
How
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From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Liz was not ignorant of the cause of her father’s death, but she had been quite unprepared for it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Liz was not ignorant of the cause of her father’s death, but she had been quite unprepared for it.
knowledge
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left Liz weeping over the dead body of her father.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
Liz
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From this reading He left Liz weeping over the dead body of her father.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
moment
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From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Liz was not ignorant of the cause of her father’s death, but she had been quite unprepared for it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He left Liz weeping over the dead body of her father.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
other
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From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He left Liz weeping over the dead body of her father.
paltry
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From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
power
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From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
protector
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Liz was not ignorant of the cause of her father’s death, but she had been quite unprepared for it.
realise
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From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
sharing
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
sole
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
struggle
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He left Liz weeping over the dead body of her father.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
troubles
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From this reading How paltry all other troubles seemed to be, as she did so.
unprepared
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From this reading Liz was not ignorant of the cause of her father’s death, but she had been quite unprepared for it.
walked
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From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
warning
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From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Liz was not ignorant of the cause of her father’s death, but she had been quite unprepared for it.
weeping
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From this reading He left Liz weeping over the dead body of her father.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He, who had been her sole protector and companion, beside whom she had walked every moment of her life, sharing his knowledge, and his duties, and his cares, had gone forth into the dreamland without her, and for the future she must struggle through life as best she might, alone.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had no power, at that moment, to realise any fact but one,--that he had left her, and without a warning.
