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"Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive." Is she dead or still living? Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted. Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh. How strangely her eyes gleam.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is she dead or still living?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is she dead or still living?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How strangely her eyes gleam.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted.
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From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
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From this reading Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted.
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From this reading Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is she dead or still living?
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From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
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From this reading Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted.
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From this reading How strangely her eyes gleam.
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From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
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From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How strangely her eyes gleam.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
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From this reading Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted.
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From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted.
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From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
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From this reading Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is she dead or still living?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
not any; not one
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
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From this reading Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is she dead or still living?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is she dead or still living?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is she dead or still living?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How strangely her eyes gleam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon, If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live; And to give thanks is good, and to forgive."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dysart, calmed now, indeed, gazes at her with a heart contracted.
but in spite of that
From this reading Great heaven! how like death she looks, and yet--he knows she is still in the flesh.
