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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 Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
absent
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From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Clive, nothing really dies.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
Athalie
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
attached
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
card
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
CLIVE
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From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
Clive's
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
concerned
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
crossing
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
dared
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
day
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From this reading However, the day following she wrote him.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
DEAR
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From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
devotion
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
dies
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From this reading "And Clive, nothing really dies.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
flowers
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
following
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From this reading However, the day following she wrote him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
grief
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From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the day following she wrote him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
intrude
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From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
lilies
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
line
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From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
Madonna
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
mean
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From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
merely
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From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "And Clive, nothing really dies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
proper
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
really
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From this reading "And Clive, nothing really dies.
salute
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
say
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From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
send
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
sensitively
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
some
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
threshold
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
ventured
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
white
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
wondering
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
world
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From this reading Athalie ventured to send some Madonna lilies with no card attached; but even the thought of her white flowers crossing the threshold of Clive's world--although it was because of her devotion to him alone that she dared salute his dead--left her sensitively concerned, wondering whether it had been a proper thing for her to do.
wrote
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From this reading However, the day following she wrote him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is merely a line to say that you are never absent from my mind.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "CLIVE DEAR, "I do not mean to intrude on your grief at such a time.
