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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 The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
Aikenside
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From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
assembled
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From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
autumnal
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From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
back
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
battle
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
brief
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From this reading Then for a brief season her bright face was overcast, and her brown eyes dim with weeping.
bright
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From this reading Then for a brief season her bright face was overcast, and her brown eyes dim with weeping.
brown
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From this reading Then for a brief season her bright face was overcast, and her brown eyes dim with weeping.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
call
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
calm
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From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
close
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From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
Clyde
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
country's
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
deaf
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
death
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From this reading Giving him to the war seemed like giving him up to death.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
dim
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From this reading Then for a brief season her bright face was overcast, and her brown eyes dim with weeping.
earnest
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
experienced
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
eyes
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From this reading Then for a brief season her bright face was overcast, and her brown eyes dim with weeping.
face
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From this reading Then for a brief season her bright face was overcast, and her brown eyes dim with weeping.
falls
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From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
four
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
gay
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From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
Giving
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From this reading Giving him to the war seemed like giving him up to death.
Guy
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
happiness
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
heart
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Giving him to the war seemed like giving him up to death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
home
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
how
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
husband
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
knew
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
known
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
like
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
longer
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
looking
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
Maddy
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
mistress
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
much
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
needed
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
noble
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
now
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From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
once
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
overcast
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From this reading Then for a brief season her bright face was overcast, and her brown eyes dim with weeping.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
raging
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
remain
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
ripple
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
said
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
Sardanapalus
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
season
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From this reading Then for a brief season her bright face was overcast, and her brown eyes dim with weeping.
second
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Giving him to the war seemed like giving him up to death.
September
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From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
shadowed
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
slightest
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
softly
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From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
sorrow
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
stay
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
storm
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
sunlight
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From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
Then
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From this reading Then for a brief season her bright face was overcast, and her brown eyes dim with weeping.
there
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
up
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From this reading Giving him to the war seemed like giving him up to death.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
voice
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From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
war
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From this reading Giving him to the war seemed like giving him up to death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
weeping
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From this reading Then for a brief season her bright face was overcast, and her brown eyes dim with weeping.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Never but once has the slightest ripple of sorrow shadowed her heart, and that was when her noble husband, Guy, said to her, in a voice she knew was earnest and determined that he could no longer remain deaf to his country’s call—that where the battle storm was raging he was needed, and like a second Sardanapalus he must not stay at home.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The close of a calm September afternoon, and the autumnal sunlight falls softly upon Aikenside, where a gay party is now assembled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then for a brief season her bright face was overcast, and her brown eyes dim with weeping.
wonders
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
years
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From this reading For four years Maddy Clyde has been mistress there, and in looking back upon them she wonders how so much happiness as she has known could be experienced in so short a time.
