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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 On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
affected
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From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
all
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
also
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
America
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
Amezqueta
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
aspects
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
attempt
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
bed
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
bending
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From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
birth
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
burial
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
carry
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
church
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From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
commit
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From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
convent
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
country
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
dangerouslyadverbUS /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs.li/
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
dared
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From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
death
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
departure
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
desire
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
desperate
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
disdain
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
dominant
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
evening
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From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
face
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
father
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From this reading “Mother!--Mother, tell me now who my father is!”
fever
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From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
forever
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
frightful
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
future
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
hold
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
horror
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
hour
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
hours
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
house
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
idea
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
impious
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From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
incredulous
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
installed
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
insufficiently
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mother!--Mother, tell me now who my father is!”
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
late
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
losing
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
lugubrious
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
malady
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mother!--Mother, tell me now who my father is!”
medicine
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
more
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From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
morrows
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
Mother
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From this reading “Mother!--Mother, tell me now who my father is!”
much
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From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mother!--Mother, tell me now who my father is!”
near
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
now
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From this reading “Mother!--Mother, tell me now who my father is!”
nursed
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
peasant
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
perhaps
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
physicians
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
place
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
probably
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
quitting
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
Ramuntcho
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
reality
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
recognized
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
return
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
robust
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
say
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From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
sell
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
separation
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
silent
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
solitary
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
spent
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
stubbornness
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
taken
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mother!--Mother, tell me now who my father is!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
then
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
too
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
tormented
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
trembling
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From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
unknown
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
violently
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From this reading On her robust body, the malady had violently taken hold,--the malady recognized too late, and insufficiently nursed because of her stubbornness as a peasant, because of her incredulous disdain for physicians and medicine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
watchfulness
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From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, bending over her, and, trembling, as if he were about to commit an impious thing in a church, he dared to say:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the evening, when the fever returned, she seemed already much more dangerously affected.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Mother!--Mother, tell me now who my father is!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And little by little, in Ramuntcho, the frightful thought of losing her installed itself in a dominant place; during the hours of watchfulness spent near her bed, silent and alone, he was beginning to face the reality of that separation, the horror of that death and of that burial,--even all the lugubrious morrows, all the aspects of his future life: the house which he would have to sell before quitting the country; then, perhaps, the desperate attempt at the convent of Amezqueta; then the departure, probably solitary and without desire to return, for unknown America-- The idea also of the great secret which she would carry with her forever,--of the secret of his birth,--tormented him more from hour to hour.
