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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 “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
always
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
April
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
away
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should be so glad, Miss Maxwell, if you only knew Helen.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
breaking
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
Buchanan
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
chair
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
cloak
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
clouds
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
day
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
dimly
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
disconsolately
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From this reading “Yes,” said Hope, disconsolately; “my father is to take me to-morrow.
dismayed
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
father
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From this reading “Yes,” said Hope, disconsolately; “my father is to take me to-morrow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
glad
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From this reading I should be so glad, Miss Maxwell, if you only knew Helen.”
go
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
going
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From this reading “And you are going away to-morrow, Hope?” said Lilias.
Hallowe'en
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
head
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
heavy
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
Helen
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
hills
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
home
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
Hope
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I should be so glad, Miss Maxwell, if you only knew Helen.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
knew
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From this reading I should be so glad, Miss Maxwell, if you only knew Helen.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
lifts
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
light
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
like
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
Lilias
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
looks
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
looses
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
low
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
Maxwell
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes,” said Hope, disconsolately; “my father is to take me to-morrow.
Miss
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
mists
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
mourning
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
much
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes,” said Hope, disconsolately; “my father is to take me to-morrow.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
only
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From this reading I should be so glad, Miss Maxwell, if you only knew Helen.”
Oswald
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
parting
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
rain
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
rises
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
said
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
sat
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
see
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
seen
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
side
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
skies
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
smiling
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
softly
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
sometimes
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
sorrow
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
spend
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From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
sun
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” said Hope, disconsolately; “my father is to take me to-morrow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
There
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
to-morrow
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From this reading “And you are going away to-morrow, Hope?” said Lilias.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
veil
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
weeping
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From this reading The morning rises dimly, There are clouds and there is rain, But always the sun is there-- So softly breaking, parting like the mists About the hills, the dismayed sorrow looses Her heavy veil and cloak of mourning from her, And sometimes smiling, sometimes weeping, like The skies in April, lifts her head again, And looks upon the light.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” said Hope, disconsolately; “my father is to take me to-morrow.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Miss Maxwell,” said Hope Oswald, as she sat on a low chair by the side of Lilias on the morning of Hallowe’en, the last day she was to spend at home: “you have never seen Helen Buchanan yet;--I should like so much to let you see her before I go away.”
