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able
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
Anxious
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From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
bear
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
burdens
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
cloud
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
COUNSEL
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From this reading COUNSEL TAKEN WITH MR.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
ears
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From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
Ella
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From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
few
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
growing
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
heavy
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
leave
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From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
lifted
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
lightened
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
lover
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From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
lowering
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
MEATH
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From this reading MEATH.
months
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
more
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
MR
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From this reading COUNSEL TAKEN WITH MR.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
now
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From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
pour
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From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
revelations
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From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
shoulders
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
side
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From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
stronger
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
sustain
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
TAKEN
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From this reading COUNSEL TAKEN WITH MR.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
together
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From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
too
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From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cloud, which during the last few months had been lowering over her life, was lightened at last; the burdens which had been growing too heavy for her to bear, were lifted now upon shoulders stronger and more able to sustain them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For he was by her side now, not to leave her for long together again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
Winter
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From this reading Anxious revelations were those which Ella Winter had to pour into the ears of her lover!
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading COUNSEL TAKEN WITH MR.