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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 Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
afternoons
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
airs
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From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
alike
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
all
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
Bertha's
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
brother's
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
certain
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
certainly
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
chief
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, when Mervyn had been hunting, and had come home tired, he desired her to give him some music in the evening.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
day
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From this reading One day, when Mervyn had been hunting, and had come home tired, he desired her to give him some music in the evening.
deep
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
desired
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From this reading One day, when Mervyn had been hunting, and had come home tired, he desired her to give him some music in the evening.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
discontent
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
display
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From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
distinguished
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
drawing-room
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From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
else
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
enduring
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
evening
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From this reading One day, when Mervyn had been hunting, and had come home tired, he desired her to give him some music in the evening.
evenings
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
exigencies
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From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
give
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From this reading One day, when Mervyn had been hunting, and had come home tired, he desired her to give him some music in the evening.
going
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From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
happened
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
Happy
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
hardly
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day, when Mervyn had been hunting, and had come home tired, he desired her to give him some music in the evening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
home
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
hunting
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From this reading One day, when Mervyn had been hunting, and had come home tired, he desired her to give him some music in the evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
inclinations
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
journeys
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
L
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
learn
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
London
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
Mervyn
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
Mervyn's
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
monotony
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
mornings
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
most
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
mother
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
mother's
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
much
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
music
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From this reading One day, when Mervyn had been hunting, and had come home tired, he desired her to give him some music in the evening.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
old
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From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
opportunity
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From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
own
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
patient
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
Peace
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
periodical
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
Phoebe
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
plaintiveness
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
practising
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From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
praise
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
pressure
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
pretty
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
prevented
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From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
reach
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
Robert
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
sacrifice
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
said
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
schoolroom
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
some
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From this reading One day, when Mervyn had been hunting, and had come home tired, he desired her to give him some music in the evening.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
speech
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
strife
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
suffering
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
teach
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
then
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
tired
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From this reading One day, when Mervyn had been hunting, and had come home tired, he desired her to give him some music in the evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
too
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took the opportunity of going over some fine old airs, which the exigencies of drawing-room display had prevented her from practising for some time.
trained
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
traversed
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
uniform
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
vagaries
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
varieties
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
WARING
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
week
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From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
Well
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From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One day, when Mervyn had been hunting, and had come home tired, he desired her to give him some music in the evening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
wished
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From this reading Bertha's vagaries and Mervyn's periodical journeys to London were the chief varieties, certainly not her mother's plaintiveness, her brother's discontent, or the sacrifice of her own inclinations, which were pretty certain to be traversed, but then, as she said, something else happened that did as well as what she had wished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her schoolroom mornings, her afternoons with her mother, her evenings with Mervyn, were all so much alike that one week could hardly be distinguished from another.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Happy are they that learn in Him, Though patient suffering teach The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech: _Peace_ that no pressure from without, No strife within can reach.--A. L. WARING Well was it for Phoebe that she had been trained to monotony, for her life was most uniform after Robert had left home.
