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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 Then out of her despair came peace, and suddenly a knowledge that the Father cared more than she did, even more than the stricken mother.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
arm
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
beautiful
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
best
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From this reading She had done her best for this little sister and she had utterly failed.
big
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
blinded
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
called
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
calmness
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
came
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From this reading Then out of her despair came peace, and suddenly a knowledge that the Father cared more than she did, even more than the stricken mother.
cared
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From this reading Then out of her despair came peace, and suddenly a knowledge that the Father cared more than she did, even more than the stricken mother.
chair
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
closed
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From this reading With closed eyes she prayed, her soul crying out from the depth of her failure.
crying
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From this reading With closed eyes she prayed, her soul crying out from the depth of her failure.
depth
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From this reading With closed eyes she prayed, her soul crying out from the depth of her failure.
despair
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
despairing
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then out of her despair came peace, and suddenly a knowledge that the Father cared more than she did, even more than the stricken mother.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had done her best for this little sister and she had utterly failed.
door
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
dropped
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
DUNLAP
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
echo
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
elbow
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then out of her despair came peace, and suddenly a knowledge that the Father cared more than she did, even more than the stricken mother.
eyes
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From this reading With closed eyes she prayed, her soul crying out from the depth of her failure.
failed
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From this reading She had done her best for this little sister and she had utterly failed.
failure
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From this reading With closed eyes she prayed, her soul crying out from the depth of her failure.
Father
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had done her best for this little sister and she had utterly failed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With closed eyes she prayed, her soul crying out from the depth of her failure.
girl
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
guidance
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had done her best for this little sister and she had utterly failed.
hand
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
head
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
headstrong
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
hurting
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
knowledge
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From this reading Then out of her despair came peace, and suddenly a knowledge that the Father cared more than she did, even more than the stricken mother.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
light
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had done her best for this little sister and she had utterly failed.
MARY
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
midst
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
more
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From this reading Then out of her despair came peace, and suddenly a knowledge that the Father cared more than she did, even more than the stricken mother.
mother
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
Now
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
out
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From this reading With closed eyes she prayed, her soul crying out from the depth of her failure.
peace
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From this reading Then out of her despair came peace, and suddenly a knowledge that the Father cared more than she did, even more than the stricken mother.
prayed
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From this reading With closed eyes she prayed, her soul crying out from the depth of her failure.
rested
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
room
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
sat
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
scornful
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
sister
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From this reading She had done her best for this little sister and she had utterly failed.
slammed
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
soul
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
stricken
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From this reading Then out of her despair came peace, and suddenly a knowledge that the Father cared more than she did, even more than the stricken mother.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
sustaining
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From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then out of her despair came peace, and suddenly a knowledge that the Father cared more than she did, even more than the stricken mother.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
Then
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From this reading Then out of her despair came peace, and suddenly a knowledge that the Father cared more than she did, even more than the stricken mother.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had done her best for this little sister and she had utterly failed.
tired
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
utterly
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From this reading She had done her best for this little sister and she had utterly failed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
words
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Now she called upon her Father for sustaining strength, for light, for guidance, for calmness in the midst of despair; for the headstrong blinded girl, and for the worn despairing mother.
young
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From this reading MARY DUNLAP, left alone in the big beautiful room with the echo of the scornful young words, and the echo of that slammed door hurting into her soul, suddenly rested her elbow on the arm of the chair in which she sat, and dropped her tired head upon her hand.
