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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 The mother had survived her son but a month.
adding
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
all
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
benumbing
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From this reading Her soul seemed to have departed with the first stroke of the benumbing malady; there was nothing but the breathing left.
breathing
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From this reading Her soul seemed to have departed with the first stroke of the benumbing malady; there was nothing but the breathing left.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The mother had survived her son but a month.
ceased
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From this reading At the end of a few weeks, even the breathing ceased.
chosen
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
death
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From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
departed
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From this reading Her soul seemed to have departed with the first stroke of the benumbing malady; there was nothing but the breathing left.
Dolly
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
Dolly's
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From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
drawing-room
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
end
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From this reading At the end of a few weeks, even the breathing ceased.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of a few weeks, even the breathing ceased.
few
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From this reading At the end of a few weeks, even the breathing ceased.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her soul seemed to have departed with the first stroke of the benumbing malady; there was nothing but the breathing left.
Franklin
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
Franklin's
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From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her soul seemed to have departed with the first stroke of the benumbing malady; there was nothing but the breathing left.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
home
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her soul seemed to have departed with the first stroke of the benumbing malady; there was nothing but the breathing left.
lived
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From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
malady
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From this reading Her soul seemed to have departed with the first stroke of the benumbing malady; there was nothing but the breathing left.
moment
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
month
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From this reading The mother had survived her son but a month.
mother
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From this reading The mother had survived her son but a month.
Mrs
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From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her soul seemed to have departed with the first stroke of the benumbing malady; there was nothing but the breathing left.
now
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From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
remain
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
rows
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
Ruth
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From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
sat
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
see
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her soul seemed to have departed with the first stroke of the benumbing malady; there was nothing but the breathing left.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
silken
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
sister
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From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
son
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From this reading The mother had survived her son but a month.
soul
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From this reading Her soul seemed to have departed with the first stroke of the benumbing malady; there was nothing but the breathing left.
spite
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
stocking
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
stroke
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From this reading Her soul seemed to have departed with the first stroke of the benumbing malady; there was nothing but the breathing left.
survived
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From this reading The mother had survived her son but a month.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
there
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From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
two
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From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of all there was to see that afternoon, Dolly Franklin had chosen to remain at home; she sat alone in the drawing-room, adding silken rows to her stocking of the moment.
weeks
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From this reading At the end of a few weeks, even the breathing ceased.
WhereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
years
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From this reading Wherever Ruth was, that was now Dolly's home; since Mrs. Franklin's death, two years before, Dolly had lived with her sister.
