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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 Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW MONA DEFENDS THE DEAD--AND HOW LADY LILIAS EATON WAXES ELOQUENT.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As hour follows upon hour, even the most poignant griefs grow less.
astonishes
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
background
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From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
blended
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
cast
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From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
clings
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
closely
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
comedy
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
day
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW MONA DEFENDS THE DEAD--AND HOW LADY LILIAS EATON WAXES ELOQUENT.
death
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
DEFENDS
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From this reading HOW MONA DEFENDS THE DEAD--AND HOW LADY LILIAS EATON WAXES ELOQUENT.
despair
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From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
EATON
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From this reading HOW MONA DEFENDS THE DEAD--AND HOW LADY LILIAS EATON WAXES ELOQUENT.
ELOQUENT
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From this reading HOW MONA DEFENDS THE DEAD--AND HOW LADY LILIAS EATON WAXES ELOQUENT.
embraced
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
eternal
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From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As hour follows upon hour, even the most poignant griefs grow less.
fades
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
fast
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
followed
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
follows
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From this reading As hour follows upon hour, even the most poignant griefs grow less.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
gladness
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
gloom
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
grief
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
griefs
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From this reading As hour follows upon hour, even the most poignant griefs grow less.
grow
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From this reading As hour follows upon hour, even the most poignant griefs grow less.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
hope
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From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
hour
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From this reading As hour follows upon hour, even the most poignant griefs grow less.
HOW
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From this reading HOW MONA DEFENDS THE DEAD--AND HOW LADY LILIAS EATON WAXES ELOQUENT.
inmates
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
LADY
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From this reading HOW MONA DEFENDS THE DEAD--AND HOW LADY LILIAS EATON WAXES ELOQUENT.
later
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From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
laughter
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
less
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From this reading As hour follows upon hour, even the most poignant griefs grow less.
LILIAS
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From this reading HOW MONA DEFENDS THE DEAD--AND HOW LADY LILIAS EATON WAXES ELOQUENT.
longest
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
minds
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
MONA
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From this reading HOW MONA DEFENDS THE DEAD--AND HOW LADY LILIAS EATON WAXES ELOQUENT.
more
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
most
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From this reading As hour follows upon hour, even the most poignant griefs grow less.
natural
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
Nature
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From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
only
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
other
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
overpowered
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
Paul
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
poignant
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From this reading As hour follows upon hour, even the most poignant griefs grow less.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
rather
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
remembrance
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
rescue
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From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
Rodney's
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
shock
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
sooner
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From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
springing
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From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
sunshine
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
tears
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW MONA DEFENDS THE DEAD--AND HOW LADY LILIAS EATON WAXES ELOQUENT.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
Towers
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From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
tragedy
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From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As hour follows upon hour, even the most poignant griefs grow less.
WAXES
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From this reading HOW MONA DEFENDS THE DEAD--AND HOW LADY LILIAS EATON WAXES ELOQUENT.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mona, as is only natural, clings longest to the memory of that terrible day when grief and gladness had been so closely blended, when tragedy followed so fast upon their comedy that laughter and tears embraced each other and gloom overpowered their sunshine.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Nature sooner or later will come to the rescue, and hope "springing eternal" will cast despair into the background.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Paul Rodney's death being rather more a shock than a grief to the inmates of the Towers, the remembrance of it fades from their minds with a rapidity that astonishes even themselves.
