Chapter XI
THE MOTHER. I. DEATH PASSES. That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long. This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
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Chapter XI
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THE
MOTHER.
I.
DEATH
PASSES.
That
evening
the
mother,
whom
we
have
seen
wandering
onward
with
no
settled
plan,
had
walked
all
day
long.
This
was,
to
be
sure,
a
matter
of
every-day
occurrence.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
MOTHER.
Line 2
I.
/aɪ/
Line 3
DEATH
PASSES.
Line 4
That
evening
the
mother,
whom
we
have
seen
wandering
onward
with
no
settled
plan,
had
walked
all
day
long.
Line 5
This
was,
to
be
sure,
a
matter
of
every-day
occurrence.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.”
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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 This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
all
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From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
day
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From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
DEATH
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From this reading DEATH PASSES.
evening
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From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
every-day
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From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
matter
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From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
MOTHER
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From this reading THE MOTHER.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
occurrence
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From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
onward
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From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
PASSES
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From this reading DEATH PASSES.
plan
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From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
seen
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From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
settled
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From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOTHER.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
walked
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From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
wandering
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From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was, to be sure, a matter of every-day occurrence.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That evening the mother, whom we have seen wandering onward with no settled plan, had walked all day long.