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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 "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
all
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From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
Annette's
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From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
any
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
beating
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From this reading Was it possible there really was a place somewhere where there was no more hunger and thirst, and beating, blinding heat?
bedroom
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
blinding
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From this reading Was it possible there really was a place somewhere where there was no more hunger and thirst, and beating, blinding heat?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
CALLIMACHUS
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From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
choir
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
church
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
churchyard
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
clear
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
compassion
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From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
detect
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From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
Dower
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
dusk
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
fragments
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
garden
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
hair
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From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
heard
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
heat
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
House
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
hunger
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it possible there really was a place somewhere where there was no more hunger and thirst, and beating, blinding heat?
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
ivied
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
Janey
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
knowest
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From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
known
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From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
lead
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From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
light
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
low
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
Manvers
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
more
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
near
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
other
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
pity
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From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
place
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From this reading Was it possible there really was a place somewhere where there was no more hunger and thirst, and beating, blinding heat?
possible
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From this reading Was it possible there really was a place somewhere where there was no more hunger and thirst, and beating, blinding heat?
practice
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
Presently
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
really
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From this reading Was it possible there really was a place somewhere where there was no more hunger and thirst, and beating, blinding heat?
remind
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From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
rose
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
separates
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
silver
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From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
sitting
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
somewhere
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From this reading Was it possible there really was a place somewhere where there was no more hunger and thirst, and beating, blinding heat?
stands
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
stumbling
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From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
sun
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
surged
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
sweet
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
taking
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From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
then
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
there
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
thirst
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
trebles
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From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
trying
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From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
up
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
voice
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From this reading She could detect Annette's voice taking the same passage over and over again, trying to lead the trebles stumbling after her.
voices
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From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
wall
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Presently there was a silence, and then her voice rose sweet and clear by itself-- "_They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat._" The other voices surged up, and Janey heard no more.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Was it possible there really was a place somewhere where there was no more hunger and thirst, and beating, blinding heat?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Not even in a dream hast thou known compassion ... thou knowest not even the phantom of pity; but the silver hair will remind thee of all this by and by."--CALLIMACHUS.
window
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From this reading The Dower House stands so near to the church that Janey Manvers sitting by her bedroom window in the dusk could hear fragments of the choir practice over the low ivied wall which separates the churchyard from the garden.
