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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 won friends everywhere, and her sweet face was like a ray of sunshine in the homes of the poor.
all
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From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
ascribed
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From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
assistance
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From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
bearing
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From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
Charitable
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From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
chiefly
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From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
Cohens
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From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
down
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From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
drawn
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From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
earned
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From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
ears
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From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
everywhere
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From this reading She won friends everywhere, and her sweet face was like a ray of sunshine in the homes of the poor.
face
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From this reading She won friends everywhere, and her sweet face was like a ray of sunshine in the homes of the poor.
fall
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From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
fallen
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From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
friends
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From this reading She won friends everywhere, and her sweet face was like a ray of sunshine in the homes of the poor.
fruit
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From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
general
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From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
gentle
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From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
health
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From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
homes
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From this reading She won friends everywhere, and her sweet face was like a ray of sunshine in the homes of the poor.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She won friends everywhere, and her sweet face was like a ray of sunshine in the homes of the poor.
instinctively
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From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
kind
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From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
like
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From this reading She won friends everywhere, and her sweet face was like a ray of sunshine in the homes of the poor.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
means
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From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
misfortune
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From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
nature
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From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
people
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From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
Rachel
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From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
ray
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From this reading She won friends everywhere, and her sweet face was like a ray of sunshine in the homes of the poor.
respect
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From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
restoring
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From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
stricken
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From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
sunshine
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From this reading She won friends everywhere, and her sweet face was like a ray of sunshine in the homes of the poor.
sweet
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From this reading She won friends everywhere, and her sweet face was like a ray of sunshine in the homes of the poor.
sympathetic
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From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
tale
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From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
timely
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From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
townsfolk
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From this reading Perhaps, however, to Rachel may chiefly be ascribed the general respect the Cohens earned among the townsfolk.
uncommon
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From this reading It was not at all uncommon to hear that her timely assistance had been the means of restoring to health those who had been stricken down.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Charitable, kind, and gentle by nature, she was instinctively drawn to those poor people who had fallen into misfortune.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Upon her sympathetic ears no tale of distress could fall without bearing fruit.
won
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From this reading She won friends everywhere, and her sweet face was like a ray of sunshine in the homes of the poor.
