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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 Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
aimless
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
alike
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From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
Bettina's
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From this reading It was one of Bettina's weary days.
big
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
borne
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From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
chair
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
cheerfulness
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
consciousness
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
content
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
continually
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From this reading Were they worth helping, those poor evil-environed creatures who so continually disappointed her hopes and efforts?
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
creatures
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From this reading Were they worth helping, those poor evil-environed creatures who so continually disappointed her hopes and efforts?
days
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From this reading It was one of Bettina's weary days.
depressed
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
disappointed
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From this reading Were they worth helping, those poor evil-environed creatures who so continually disappointed her hopes and efforts?
discontent
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
down
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
dragged
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
dreamed
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From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
efforts
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From this reading Were they worth helping, those poor evil-environed creatures who so continually disappointed her hopes and efforts?
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
evening
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
evil-environed
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From this reading Were they worth helping, those poor evil-environed creatures who so continually disappointed her hopes and efforts?
exhausted
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
fallen
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
feelings
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From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
fire
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
front
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
give
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
helping
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From this reading Were they worth helping, those poor evil-environed creatures who so continually disappointed her hopes and efforts?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
hopeless
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
hopes
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From this reading Were they worth helping, those poor evil-environed creatures who so continually disappointed her hopes and efforts?
Horace
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
hour's
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
hours
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of Bettina's weary days.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
knew
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From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
lagged
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
lived
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
love
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
loved
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
mere
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of Bettina's weary days.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
once
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of Bettina's weary days.
only
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
pass
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From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
pledged
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were they worth helping, those poor evil-environed creatures who so continually disappointed her hopes and efforts?
possession
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
present
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
probably
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From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
ray
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
sad
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From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
satisfy
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
sunk
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
supremely
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
then
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
thirsted
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
trying
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From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
up
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
vowed
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of Bettina's weary days.
weak
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From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
weary
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From this reading It was one of Bettina's weary days.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were they worth helping, those poor evil-environed creatures who so continually disappointed her hopes and efforts?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Was she worth helping, either--weak, aimless creature that she was--who had vowed to be content in the mere consciousness that Horace lived, and that he had once supremely loved her, and then again and again had fallen into this hopeless discontent which thirsted so for what she had pledged herself to give up--the possession of that love to satisfy the present hour's need?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
wood
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From this reading Its hours had lagged and dragged until the evening had come, and she had sunk down, exhausted and depressed, in a big old-fashioned chair in front of her wood fire, which seemed the only ray of cheerfulness within or without.
worth
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From this reading Were they worth helping, those poor evil-environed creatures who so continually disappointed her hopes and efforts?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
wretched
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From this reading She had had these feelings before, and she knew that they would probably pass, but never before had it been so borne in upon her that life was sad and wretched alike for those whom she was trying to help and for her who was so in need of help herself--little as they dreamed it.
