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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 were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
acute
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From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
all
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From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
capable
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
care
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
carried
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
child
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
cunning
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From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
darkness
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
days
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During these days Mary Gray hardly left Nelly's side.
fears
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
fell
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From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
fight
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From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
girl's
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From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
Gray
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From this reading During these days Mary Gray hardly left Nelly's side.
Gray's
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
happened
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From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
hardly
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From this reading During these days Mary Gray hardly left Nelly's side.
health
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From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
hold
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From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
horrors
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From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
hours
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
impossible
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During these days Mary Gray hardly left Nelly's side.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
loose
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
love
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
loving
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
Mary
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
menaced
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From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
Nelly
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
Nelly's
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From this reading During these days Mary Gray hardly left Nelly's side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
prayers
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
sanity
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From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
savages
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From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
side
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From this reading During these days Mary Gray hardly left Nelly's side.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
suffering
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From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
sympathy
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
There
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From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading During these days Mary Gray hardly left Nelly's side.
things
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From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
times
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From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
trouble
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
unhappy
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
vanquish
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
wars
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From this reading The horrors into which Nelly fell when she thought upon the things which happened in such wars as this with cruel and cunning savages, were the worst things to fight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were times when Mary had to hold the girl's hands, to fight with all her might against the acute suffering which menaced for a time her sanity and her health.
WOMAN
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
woman's
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
world
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From this reading There were hours in which all the fears of the world seemed to be let loose on the unhappy child, when it seemed impossible to vanquish those powers of darkness with one poor woman's love and prayers.
worst
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From this reading THE ONE WOMAN Mary Gray's loving, capable care and sympathy carried Nelly through the worst days of her trouble.
