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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 Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
all
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
answer
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From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
arose
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From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
back
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
begun
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
break
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
calm
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From this reading But now all seems to me a sort of heavenly monotony and calm, turning years into days.
cares
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
children
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
complications
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
cost
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
days
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From this reading But now all seems to me a sort of heavenly monotony and calm, turning years into days.
described
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
difficulties
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From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
domestic
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
doubt
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From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The time passed on very quietly during these years.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
Ellen
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
face
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
flowery
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
forth
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
gentle
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
grown
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
happen
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
happened
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
hard
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From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
Harwood
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
heavenly
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From this reading But now all seems to me a sort of heavenly monotony and calm, turning years into days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
individual
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
just
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
like
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
looking
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
meeting
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
moment
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
monotony
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From this reading But now all seems to me a sort of heavenly monotony and calm, turning years into days.
months
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
more
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
now
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
occurred
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The time passed on very quietly during these years.
once
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
painful
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From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
particular
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time passed on very quietly during these years.
peace
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
peaceful
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
plain
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
questions
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From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
quiet
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
quietly
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From this reading The time passed on very quietly during these years.
rushed
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
scared
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
seems
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
serious
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
setting
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
six
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
sort
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From this reading But now all seems to me a sort of heavenly monotony and calm, turning years into days.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time passed on very quietly during these years.
then
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From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The time passed on very quietly during these years.
things
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
threatened
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From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time passed on very quietly during these years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
turning
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From this reading But now all seems to me a sort of heavenly monotony and calm, turning years into days.
up
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From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
very
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From this reading The time passed on very quietly during these years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I did not think so then, and no doubt from time to time questions arose that were hard to answer and difficulties that cost me painful thought.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In this gentle domestic quiet six months went by like an afternoon; for it was, I think, about six months after the first meeting I have just described when Ellen Harwood rushed in one morning with a scared face, to tell me of something which had occurred and which threatened to break up in a moment the quiet of her life.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing particular happened; so that looking back now--now that once more things have begun to happen, and all the peaceful children who cost me nothing but pleasant cares have grown up and are setting forth, each with his and her more serious complications, into individual life--it seems to me like a long flowery plain of peace.
years
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From this reading The time passed on very quietly during these years.
