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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 The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
actual
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From this reading The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
all
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
ancestral
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
aunt
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
avoid
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
Beechcroft
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
blaming
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
box
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From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
brother
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From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
carried
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From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
changed
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
child's
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
choked
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
college
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
confusion
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From this reading The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
demonstrations
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
departure
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From this reading The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
doing
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
expended
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
eyes
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From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
family
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From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
Fergus
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
fetched
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
gesticulating
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From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
Gillian
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
Gillian's
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
going
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From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
Halfpenny
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From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
Harry
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
impression
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From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
junction
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From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
kitten
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
Lady
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From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
London
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From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
Merrifield
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From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
Merrifield's
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From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
met
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From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
moment
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From this reading The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
more
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
Mrs
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From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
Mysie
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
Mysie's
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From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
nurse
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
off
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
often
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From this reading The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
oppressing
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
parting
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From this reading The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
perceiving
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
place
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From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
Primrose
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
pussy
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
return
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
Rockstone
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
Rotherwood
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
safety-valve
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
scurry
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
seeing
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
sisters
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
smoking-carriage
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
softened
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From this reading The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
Sofy
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
sorrow
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
tears
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From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The actual moment of a parting is often softened by the confusion of departure.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
theological
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
train
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From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
Valetta
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
way
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From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Gillian, Valetta, and Fergus, with their aunt, changed into a train for Rockstone, and Harry was to return to his theological college, after seeing Mysie and Primrose off with nurse on their way to the ancestral Beechcroft, whence Mysie was to be fetched to Rotherwood.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And Gillian’s tears were choked in the scurry to avoid a smoking-carriage, while Harry could not help thinking--half blaming himself for so doing--that Mysie expended more feeling in parting with Sofy, the kitten, than with her sisters, not perceiving that pussy was the safety-valve for the poor child’s demonstrations of all the sorrow that was oppressing her.
wildly
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From this reading The last thing that met Lady Merrifield’s eyes was Mrs. Halfpenny gesticulating wildly, under the impression that Mysie’s box was going off to London.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That of the Merrifield family took place at the junction, where Lady Merrifield with her brother remained in the train, to be carried on to London.
