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1838
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
actual
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From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
affectionate
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From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
afterwards
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
almost
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
altered
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From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
assumed
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
autumn
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
begun
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
Blyth's
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
bravely
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From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
calamity
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From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
changes
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
confinement
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
constant
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From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
days
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From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
disorder
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From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
disorganization
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
early
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
exclusive
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
form
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
general
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
happier
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From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
incurable
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From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
just
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From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
kindness
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From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
malady
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
marriage
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From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
misfortune
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From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
mortifying
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From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
Mrs
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
now
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From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
pain
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From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
past
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
period
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
permanent
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
personal
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
position
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
posture
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From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
produced
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
quitted
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From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
recumbent
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From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
resignedly
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From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
sad
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
seldom
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
showed
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From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
some
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
suffered
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From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She suffered that mortifying misfortune just as bravely and resignedly as she had suffered the first great calamity of her incurable disorder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
Valentine
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From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
Valentine's
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From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
varied
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From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Valentine never showed that he thought her altered; Valentine's kindness was just as affectionate and as constant as it had ever been in the happier days of their marriage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She now suffered little actual pain, except when she quitted a recumbent posture.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the autumn of 1838, Mrs. Blyth's malady had for some time past assumed the permanent form from which it seldom afterwards varied.
work
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From this reading But the general disorganization produced by almost exclusive confinement to one position, had, even at this early period, begun to work sad changes in her personal appearance.
