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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 She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
accomplished
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
All
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
all-influencing
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
any
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
away
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
better
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From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
buried
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
calm
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
career
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
change
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
changed
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
child
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From this reading Insensibly, without knowing it, Helen had grafted herself into her child.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
conclusion
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
conflict
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
days
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
deep
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
died
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From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
entered
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From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
events
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
existence
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
germs
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
gone
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
grafted
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From this reading Insensibly, without knowing it, Helen had grafted herself into her child.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
grow
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
grown
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
Helen
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From this reading Insensibly, without knowing it, Helen had grafted herself into her child.
Helen's
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From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
hold
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
imperceptible
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
individuality
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
Insensibly
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From this reading Insensibly, without knowing it, Helen had grafted herself into her child.
interval
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
introduces
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
knowing
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From this reading Insensibly, without knowing it, Helen had grafted herself into her child.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
leaving
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
lived
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
made
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
naturally
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From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
new
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
Norah
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
now
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
once
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
only
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
out
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From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
overcome
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From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
passion
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
progress
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
proxy
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
quiet
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
raged
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
real
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
reference
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
regarding
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
revenge
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From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
routine
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
satisfactory
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
six
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
solely
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
spite
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
steals
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
stillness
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
storm
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
taken
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
thus
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From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
tranquil
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
tumultuous
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
very
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
weave
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The thought of revenge which had thus entered Helen's mind might have died out of it naturally, or it might have been overcome by better thoughts.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Insensibly, without knowing it, Helen had grafted herself into her child.
women
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From this reading She had grown tranquil in spite of herself; the calm routine of her life had taken hold upon her, and she had made that change which is so imperceptible while in progress, so real and all-influencing when once accomplished--the change which steals away the individuality of existence, and introduces that life by proxy, to which we all--or at least to which, all women--must come.
world
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From this reading She had lived for Norah, and now she lived in Norah, regarding the events of the world and the days as they passed solely in reference to the new creature who had a new career to weave out of them.
years
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From this reading All the passion and conflict of her life had died into stillness; six years had come and gone since the great storm had passed over her, which had changed her existence, and though that had not come to any satisfactory conclusion, but only raged itself out, leaving germs that might grow into tumultuous life again--so long an interval of quiet had buried these germs very deep.
