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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 But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
all
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
Always
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
any
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
awake
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
bed
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
befallen
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From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
breaks
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
calmest
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From this reading Now, how to tell this--how to signify, in the fewest and calmest words, the change that has come upon her.
chanced
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
change
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From this reading Now, how to tell this--how to signify, in the fewest and calmest words, the change that has come upon her.
changed
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
cheek
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
child's
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
cold
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, how to tell this--how to signify, in the fewest and calmest words, the change that has come upon her.
counsel
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
difficulties
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
door
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
experience
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
eyes
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
few
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
fewest
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From this reading Now, how to tell this--how to signify, in the fewest and calmest words, the change that has come upon her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
hand
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
heard
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
heart
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
how
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From this reading Now, how to tell this--how to signify, in the fewest and calmest words, the change that has come upon her.
implored
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From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, how to tell this--how to signify, in the fewest and calmest words, the change that has come upon her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
Jenny
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From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
knows
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From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
Laurie
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
leant
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
light
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
Menie
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
Menie's
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
mother's
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
night
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From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
Now
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From this reading Now, how to tell this--how to signify, in the fewest and calmest words, the change that has come upon her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
once
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
other
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
out
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
ponders
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
reach
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
real
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
rising
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
signify
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From this reading Now, how to tell this--how to signify, in the fewest and calmest words, the change that has come upon her.
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
sobbed
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From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
tears
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, how to tell this--how to signify, in the fewest and calmest words, the change that has come upon her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, how to tell this--how to signify, in the fewest and calmest words, the change that has come upon her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
things
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
troublous
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From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
unrest
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
up
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
weep
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From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
wept
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
whisper
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From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
window
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From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sitting, with her cheek leant on her hand, by the window where she heard it, before any other eyes are awake, Menie ponders this in her heart.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Always before in little difficulties counsel and help have been within her reach; few troublous things have been to do in Menie’s experience; and no one ever dreamt that _she_ should do them, when they chanced to come to her mother’s door.
woman
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
words
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From this reading Now, how to tell this--how to signify, in the fewest and calmest words, the change that has come upon her.
world
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From this reading But this Menie Laurie, rising up from her bed of unrest, when the morning light breaks, cold and real, upon a changed world, has wept out all her child’s tears, and is a woman once again.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading No one knows yet a whisper of what has befallen her, not even poor Jenny, who sobbed over her last night, and implored her not to weep.
