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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 There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
all
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From this reading But now all this was changed.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
always
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
busy
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
ceaseless
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From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
changed
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From this reading But now all this was changed.
comes
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
Cottage
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From this reading After Winnie's marriage a sudden tranquillity fell upon the ladies in the Cottage.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
day
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
duties
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
entered
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From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
fell
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From this reading After Winnie's marriage a sudden tranquillity fell upon the ladies in the Cottage.
flowed
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From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
followed
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From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
full
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
giving
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
going
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From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
hour
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
how
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From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
joy
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
known
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
ladies
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From this reading After Winnie's marriage a sudden tranquillity fell upon the ladies in the Cottage.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
leisure
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
marriage
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From this reading After Winnie's marriage a sudden tranquillity fell upon the ladies in the Cottage.
Mary
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
Mrs
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From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
now
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From this reading But now all this was changed.
Ochterlony's
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From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
people
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
personal
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
quickly
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
recurring
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
sorrow
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Winnie's marriage a sudden tranquillity fell upon the ladies in the Cottage.
taking
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From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
There
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From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
tranquillity
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From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After Winnie's marriage a sudden tranquillity fell upon the ladies in the Cottage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now all this was changed.
watch
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From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had had no time to watch the current how it flowed, being as it were part of it, and going along with it in its ceaseless course.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
Winnie's
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From this reading After Winnie's marriage a sudden tranquillity fell upon the ladies in the Cottage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mary had known joy, and she had known sorrow, as people do to whom life comes with full hands, giving and taking; but it had always been life, busy and personal, which left her little leisure for anything beyond the quickly recurring duties of the hour and the day.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There followed after this a time of such tranquillity as never yet entered into Mrs. Ochterlony's life.
