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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 When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
all
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
apart
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
BETTER
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From this reading DEATH BETTER THAN LIFE.
bosom
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
brighter
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
buoyed
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
came
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
cheered
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
comfort
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
day
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
DEATH
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From this reading DEATH BETTER THAN LIFE.
despairing
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
Dr
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
dreary
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
dull
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
emotion
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
entire
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
escaped
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
exhausted
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
eyes
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
few
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
helpful
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
hope
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
lethargy
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEATH BETTER THAN LIFE.
light
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
months
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
Mrs
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
only
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
past
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
range
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
ray
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
received
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
remorseful
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
sat
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
sigh
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
some
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
Spenlove
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
sprang
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
state
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
sympathy
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
tear
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
THANconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading DEATH BETTER THAN LIFE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
Turner
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
up
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From this reading The only comfort she had received through all those dreary months sprang from the helpful sympathy of Dr. Spenlove; apart from, that she had never been buoyed up by a ray of light, had never been cheered by the hope of a brighter day.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
