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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 was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
able
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
all
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From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
any
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From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
arrived
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From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
bed
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From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
children
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
chilled
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From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
day
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
effect
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From this reading But the effect was exactly the reverse.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
exactly
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From this reading But the effect was exactly the reverse.
exhausted
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From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
faces
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
fill
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From this reading The sight of them seemed to fill her with a sick horror.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
heart
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From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
home
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From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
horror
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From this reading The sight of them seemed to fill her with a sick horror.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
innocent
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
lay
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
moment
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
Nelly
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From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
night
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From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
Oh
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
own
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
perhaps
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
possibility
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
retire
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From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
reverse
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From this reading But the effect was exactly the reverse.
scarcely
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
secure
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
see
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
seem
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From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of them seemed to fill her with a sick horror.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
sick
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From this reading The sight of them seemed to fill her with a sick horror.
sight
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From this reading The sight of them seemed to fill her with a sick horror.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
ThinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thinking, thinking all the long night through did not seem to do poor Nelly any good.
two
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
up
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had arrived at home so exhausted in mind and body, so chilled to the heart, that she was good for nothing but to retire to bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
word
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From this reading She was scarcely able to see the children--the children, whom perhaps in a day or two----Oh! should she not secure every moment of them, every look of the innocent faces that were her own, lay up in her heart every innocent word, with that dreadful possibility before her?
