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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 seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
accepted
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
accustom
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From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
acknowledged
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
advance
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From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
All
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From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
asunder
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHAT CAN’T BE CURED MUST BE ENDURED.
bear
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From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
begun
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
CAN'T
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From this reading WHAT CAN’T BE CURED MUST BE ENDURED.
change
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From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
chasm
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
close
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From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
cobweb
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
CURED
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From this reading WHAT CAN’T BE CURED MUST BE ENDURED.
elapsed
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
ENDURED
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From this reading WHAT CAN’T BE CURED MUST BE ENDURED.
evils
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From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
fact
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
fibres
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
find
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
inevitable
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
intolerable
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From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
Joscelyn
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From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
moment
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From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
more
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From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
Mrs
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From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading WHAT CAN’T BE CURED MUST BE ENDURED.
Nature
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
new
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
obedient
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
rending
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From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
rent
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
seems
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From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
There
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From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All great evils are more intolerable, more terrible, before than after they come.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
throw
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
tissue
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
use
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
very
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment when poor Mrs. Joscelyn thought that she could not bear this rending asunder.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT CAN’T BE CURED MUST BE ENDURED.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
wont
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From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
wound
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From this reading It seems to us in advance as if the mind could never accustom itself to such a change, or life close over the wound.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, when but a very short time has elapsed, we find that obedient Nature has accepted and acknowledged the inevitable fact, and that use and wont, so rent asunder by the change, have begun to throw new fibres of their cobweb tissue over the chasm.
