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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 As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
counted
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From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
decide
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From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
Ester
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From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
gentle
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From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
heart
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From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
hesitated
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From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
How
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From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
matters
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From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
moment
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From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
mother
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From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
Mrs
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From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
much
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From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
natural
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From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
negative
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From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
outgrowth
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From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
outwardly
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From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
patient
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From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
PEOPLE
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From this reading THREE PEOPLE.
positive
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From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
positively
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From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
prayed
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From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
rather
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From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
religion
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From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
Ried's
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From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
Sadie
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From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
sort
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From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
spoke
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From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
sweetness
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From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
tenderness
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From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How was she to decide whether the gentle, patient life was the outgrowth of religion in her heart, or whether it was a natural sweetness of disposition and tenderness of feeling?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
THREE
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From this reading THREE PEOPLE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it was she hesitated, and thought--not of Ester, _her_ life had not been such as to be counted for a moment--of her mother.
Well
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From this reading Well, Mrs. Ried's religion had been of a negative rather than of a positive sort, at least outwardly.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She never spoke much of these matters, and Sadie positively did not know whether she ever prayed or not.
