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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 With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
all
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
apart
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From this reading It is tears that keep these gentle eyelids apart--tears that banish from them the sleep of youth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
asleep
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From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
awaked
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
aware
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
away
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
banish
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From this reading It is tears that keep these gentle eyelids apart--tears that banish from them the sleep of youth.
blessing
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
blinds
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
breathing
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From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
daring
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
darkness
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From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
depth
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From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
dew
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
down
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
erecting
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From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
eyelids
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From this reading It is tears that keep these gentle eyelids apart--tears that banish from them the sleep of youth.
eyes
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
feel
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
figure
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From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
gentle
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From this reading It is tears that keep these gentle eyelids apart--tears that banish from them the sleep of youth.
hand
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
heart
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
heavy
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
keep
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From this reading It is tears that keep these gentle eyelids apart--tears that banish from them the sleep of youth.
kind
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
Laurie's
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From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
lay
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
lays
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
lies
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From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
motionless
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From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
move
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
Mrs
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From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
night
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From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
oblivion
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
pain
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
pillow
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From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
quiet
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From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
scarcely
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
side
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
silent
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From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
sitting
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From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
sleep
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From this reading It is tears that keep these gentle eyelids apart--tears that banish from them the sleep of youth.
sleeper
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
sleeps
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
summer-night
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From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
tears
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From this reading It is tears that keep these gentle eyelids apart--tears that banish from them the sleep of youth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is tears that keep these gentle eyelids apart--tears that banish from them the sleep of youth.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
troubles
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
wake
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
wakes
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From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
white
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From this reading But what is this white figure erecting itself from the pillow, sitting motionless and silent in the night?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
wipe
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From this reading Still, that she may not wake the sleeper by her side, scarcely daring to move her hand to wipe away this heavy dew which blinds her eyes.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a pain at her heart she lay down, and when she wakes she will feel it, or ever she is aware that she has awaked; but still she sleeps: blessing on the kind oblivion which lays all these troubles for a time to rest.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Through the depth and darkness of the summer-night, you can hear Mrs Laurie’s quiet breathing as she lies asleep.
youth
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From this reading It is tears that keep these gentle eyelids apart--tears that banish from them the sleep of youth.
