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all
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From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
allowance
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From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE EVENING BEFORE THE TRIAL.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lucius had in his manner been courteous to his mother, but he had at the same time been very stern.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
courteous
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From this reading Lucius had in his manner been courteous to his mother, but he had at the same time been very stern.
eve
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From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
EVENING
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From this reading THE EVENING BEFORE THE TRIAL.
event
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From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
hand
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From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucius had in his manner been courteous to his mother, but he had at the same time been very stern.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucius had in his manner been courteous to his mother, but he had at the same time been very stern.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucius had in his manner been courteous to his mother, but he had at the same time been very stern.
kindness
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From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
love
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From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
Lucius
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From this reading Lucius had in his manner been courteous to his mother, but he had at the same time been very stern.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
manner
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From this reading Lucius had in his manner been courteous to his mother, but he had at the same time been very stern.
mother
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From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
near
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From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
now
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From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
reference
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From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucius had in his manner been courteous to his mother, but he had at the same time been very stern.
saying
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From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
soft
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From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
son
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From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
sorrows
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From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
spoken
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From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
stern
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From this reading Lucius had in his manner been courteous to his mother, but he had at the same time been very stern.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
suffering
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From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EVENING BEFORE THE TRIAL.
there
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From this reading The eve of the trial had now come, and still there had been no confidence between the mother and the son.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucius had in his manner been courteous to his mother, but he had at the same time been very stern.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
TRIAL
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From this reading THE EVENING BEFORE THE TRIAL.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
very
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From this reading Lucius had in his manner been courteous to his mother, but he had at the same time been very stern.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had seemed to make no allowance for her sorrows, never saying to her one of those soft words which we all love to hear from those around us when we are suffering.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
words
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From this reading No words of kindness had been spoken with reference to that terrible event which was so near at hand.
