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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 It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
absolutely
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There flashed across her mind a recollection of "being crushed beneath the weight of a granted prayer."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
all
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From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
almost
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From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
any
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
away
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From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
awful
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There flashed across her mind a recollection of "being crushed beneath the weight of a granted prayer."
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There flashed across her mind a recollection of "being crushed beneath the weight of a granted prayer."
Brian
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
cared
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
certain
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
crushed
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From this reading There flashed across her mind a recollection of "being crushed beneath the weight of a granted prayer."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
desire
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From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
dissolve
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From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
dreams
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From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
Earle
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
existing
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From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
flashed
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From this reading There flashed across her mind a recollection of "being crushed beneath the weight of a granted prayer."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
granted
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From this reading There flashed across her mind a recollection of "being crushed beneath the weight of a granted prayer."
gratified
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From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
heirs
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
impossible
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From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
leave
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From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
longing
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From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
lost
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
man
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
manner
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From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
Marion
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From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There flashed across her mind a recollection of "being crushed beneath the weight of a granted prayer."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
now
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
old
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From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
other
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
poverty
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From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
prayer
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From this reading There flashed across her mind a recollection of "being crushed beneath the weight of a granted prayer."
presently
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From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
realize
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From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
recollection
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From this reading There flashed across her mind a recollection of "being crushed beneath the weight of a granted prayer."
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
sense
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
singularly
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From this reading Was she to be crushed beneath the weight of this prayer of hers so singularly granted?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
state
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From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
strange
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From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
sufficiently
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
There
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From this reading There flashed across her mind a recollection of "being crushed beneath the weight of a granted prayer."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
too
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
true
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From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
unexpected
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From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was at first almost impossible for Marion to realize that the desire of her life was gratified in a manner so strange and so unexpected.
weight
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From this reading There flashed across her mind a recollection of "being crushed beneath the weight of a granted prayer."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That Brian Earle had lost his fortune, and that the old man now dead had not cared sufficiently for any of his other heirs to leave it to them,--that this fortune was hers--hers absolutely and alone,--was something that struck her as too wonderful, and, in a certain sense, too awful, to be true.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She seemed to be existing in a dream, which would presently dissolve away after the manner of all dreams, and leave her in her old state of poverty and longing.
