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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 Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
abroad
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
absence
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
accustomed
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
Ah
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
bleak
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
blessing
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
breath
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
busy
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
causing
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
chamber
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
children
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From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
closely
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
closely-curtained
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
common
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
daily
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
Death
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From this reading Death had no terrors for Mrs. Wade.
delicate
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
dew
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
domestic
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
down
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
dropping
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
equable
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
feel
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
fingers
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
fold
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Death had no terrors for Mrs. Wade.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
garments
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
gentle
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Death had no terrors for Mrs. Wade.
healthy
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
how
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
invalid
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
irritated
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
kept
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
leave
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From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
like
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
limbs
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
lips
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From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
longer
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
looking
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From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
Lord
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From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
lungs
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
March
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
ministers
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
more
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
mother
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
motion
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
never-ceasing
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
noiseless
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
noticed
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
only
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From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
patience
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
piercing
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
place
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
prayed
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From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
quivering
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From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
rugged
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
seldom
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
shivering
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
shrink
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
stricken
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
table
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
teaches
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
temperature
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
terrors
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From this reading Death had no terrors for Mrs. Wade.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
tireless
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
too
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
treadmill
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
unbelief
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From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
unobtrusive
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
vacant
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
value
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
ventured
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
vigilance
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
Wade
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From this reading Death had no terrors for Mrs. Wade.
Wade's
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From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
wants
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From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
warm
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
warned
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Wade’s accustomed place at the table was vacant; her busy fingers no longer kept the domestic treadmill in motion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ah! how seldom we feel till the “mother” is stricken down, how never-ceasing is the vigilance, how tireless the patience that ministers to our daily wants;--dropping noiseless, like the gentle dew, too common and unobtrusive a blessing to be noticed--till absence teaches us its value.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
winds
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
winter
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From this reading The bleak winds of March were abroad, causing even the healthy and rugged to shrink from their piercing breath, and fold more closely around their shivering limbs the warm garments of winter; while the delicate invalid, warned by his irritated lungs, ventured not beyond the equable temperature of his closely-curtained chamber.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was only when looking upon the children whom she must leave behind, that she prayed, with quivering lips--“Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief!”
