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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 A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
always
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From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
away
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From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
bed
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
came
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
carried
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From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
couch
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
day
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From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
Dear
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
down
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
Erick
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
eyes
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From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
feels
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
footstool
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From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
go
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From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
gone
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
happy
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
heaven
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
Hymn
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
lay
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
leave
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From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
looks
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
Lost
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
made
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From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
Marianne
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
mother
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
night
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
now
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
out
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From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
pale
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
quietly
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From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
said
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
sat
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From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
see
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
sometime
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
spot
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From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
stay
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
then
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From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
there
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From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
up
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
very
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
wakening
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
watched
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
watches
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From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he went to his mother and looked at her for a long, long time and she did not open her eyes, then he sat down on a footstool and cried quietly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
whole
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From this reading As long as his mother lay there he could not be made to leave her, and when she was carried out, then he sat down in the spot where she always had sat, and did not go away the whole day.
woke
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From this reading A Lost Hymn The next morning, when the mother lay still and pale on her bed, Erick woke up; Marianne, who had watched for his wakening, came to his couch and said:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
Yes
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From this reading First he had answered quite quietly: "Yes, I know, Mother has told me that it would come so."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Erick, your mother has gone, last night, to heaven, and now she feels very happy, and looks down on you and watches to see whether you stay good and honest so that sometime you may come to her."
