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Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart. COLERIDGE. BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days. One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy. She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
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From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
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From this reading She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
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From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
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From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
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From this reading COLERIDGE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
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From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
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From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
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From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
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From this reading She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
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From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
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From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
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From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
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From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
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From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
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From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
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From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
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From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
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From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
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From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
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From this reading She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
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From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
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From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through a Dark Cloud To meet, to know, to love—and then to part, Is the sad tale of many a human heart.
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From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BETTY'S spirits were always variable, but never quite so much as they were in these days.
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From this reading She spent a great deal of time at her organ, and would come away from it wistful and sad.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One day she would puzzle and distract Molly by her sparkling mirth; the next she would be plunged into the deepest moodiness and melancholy.
