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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 JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
actuated
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From this reading But it was the calmness of a great and all-forgiving love which actuated Mr Irving, and overcame all other feelings.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never again was the painful subject referred to between them.
all
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From this reading But it was the calmness of a great and all-forgiving love which actuated Mr Irving, and overcame all other feelings.
all-forgiving
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From this reading But it was the calmness of a great and all-forgiving love which actuated Mr Irving, and overcame all other feelings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
arms
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
become
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
belief
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
Berene
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
betrothal
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Never again was the painful subject referred to between them.
Blank's
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
broad
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
calm
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
calmness
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From this reading But it was the calmness of a great and all-forgiving love which actuated Mr Irving, and overcame all other feelings.
child
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
Church
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
comment
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
daughter
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
days
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
death
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
Dumont
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
expected
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
feelings
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From this reading But it was the calmness of a great and all-forgiving love which actuated Mr Irving, and overcame all other feelings.
felt
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
few
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
given
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was the calmness of a great and all-forgiving love which actuated Mr Irving, and overcame all other feelings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
Horace
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
imbued
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
Irving
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
judgment
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
JUST
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
kiss
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
legitimacy
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
lips
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
listener
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
love
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From this reading But it was the calmness of a great and all-forgiving love which actuated Mr Irving, and overcame all other feelings.
main
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
manner
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
Mr
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
Mrs
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never again was the painful subject referred to between them.
now
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
once
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
Only
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
other
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From this reading But it was the calmness of a great and all-forgiving love which actuated Mr Irving, and overcame all other feelings.
overcame
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From this reading But it was the calmness of a great and all-forgiving love which actuated Mr Irving, and overcame all other feelings.
own
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
painful
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From this reading Never again was the painful subject referred to between them.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
place
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
read
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
received
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
rector
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
referred
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From this reading Never again was the painful subject referred to between them.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
St
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
story
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
subject
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From this reading Never again was the painful subject referred to between them.
surprise
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From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
tale
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Never again was the painful subject referred to between them.
then
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From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only once before had the tale passed her lips; then her listener was Horace Irving; and his only comment was to take her in his arms and place the kiss of betrothal on her lips.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So imbued had Berene Dumont become with her belief in the legitimacy of her child, and in her own purity, that she felt but little surprise at the calm manner in which Mr Irving received her story, and now when the rector of St Blank’s Church was her listener, she expected the same broad judgment to be given her.
written
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From this reading JUST as Mrs Irving had written her story for her daughter to read, she told it, in the main, to the rector a few days before her death.
