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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 But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
Alexandria
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From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
all
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
approved
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
attached
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
back
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From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
become
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
blind
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From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
Chrysilla
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
companion
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
Daphne
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From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
day
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From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
departure
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
desire
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From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
determination
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
difficult
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
expediency
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
fate
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
father
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From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
fully
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From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
girl
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
gladly
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
grammateus
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From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
Hermon's
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From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
how
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From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
husband
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
intended
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From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
knowledge
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From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
lay
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
leave
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From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
leaving
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From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
lighten
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
man
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From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
masterpiece
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From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
matron
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
missed
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From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
more
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From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
most
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
motherless
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
night
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From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
old
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
Only
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
Pelusium
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
persisted
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
power
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
realize
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From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
really
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From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
rendered
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
return
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
sad
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
said
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
see
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From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
separation
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
sky
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From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
sorely
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
speedily
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
stars
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From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
strongly
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From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
Tennis
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From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
Thyone
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The desire to see Hermon's masterpiece drew her back to Alexandria even more strongly than the knowledge of being missed by her father.
too
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After the grammateus had retired, Daphne insisted upon leaving Tennis the next day.
warmly
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From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But she did not fully realize how difficult this departure would be for her until the blind man, after a long silence, asked whether it was night, if the stars were in the sky, and if she really intended to leave him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
yearned
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From this reading Only the separation from Thyone rendered the departure difficult, for the motherless girl had found in her something for which she had long yearned, and most sorely missed in her companion Chrysilla, who from expediency approved of everything she did or said.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The matron, too, had become warmly attached to Daphne, and would gladly have done all that lay in her power to lighten Hermon's sad fate, yet she persisted in her determination to return speedily to her old husband in Pelusium.
