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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 I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
ah
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
all
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From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
blessed
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
clear
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
common
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From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.
day
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From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
days
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From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
departure
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From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
Eclipsing
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From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.
eyes
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
giant
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From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.
gladness
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
grief
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From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
heart
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
Heaven
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From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
Helen
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From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”
hope
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
joy
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From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.
joys
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From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.
Lilias
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From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
Mossgray's
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From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
oh
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From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
OLD
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From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.
other
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
perchance
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
PLAY
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From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.
said
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From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”
see
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
sitting
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From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
sombre
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From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
Some
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As that one giant joy should come to me, Eclipsing common joys.--OLD PLAY.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
things
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From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
together
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From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
used
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From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
vain
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
very
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From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”
way
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From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
weak
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From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sitting alone together on the morning of the third day after Mossgray’s departure.
why
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From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I do not hope--ah, no!--mine eyes are clear, I see it would be vain; perchance, perchance, Some other heart doth hope and will be blessed; But mine--why should this gladness come to mine?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I have been used with grief; A sombre way has mine been, all my days, And yet perchance--oh, Heaven, such things might be!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Helen,” said Lilias, “do you think I am very weak?”
