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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 THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
all
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From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
always
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
anger
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From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
angry
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward was rough and angry with Bee that first morning, to her consternation and dismay.
Bee
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward was rough and angry with Bee that first morning, to her consternation and dismay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward was rough and angry with Bee that first morning, to her consternation and dismay.
comes
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
consternation
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward was rough and angry with Bee that first morning, to her consternation and dismay.
death
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
dismay
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward was rough and angry with Bee that first morning, to her consternation and dismay.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
doing
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From this reading “What had she been doing to her mother?”
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
end
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
father's
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From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Kingsward was rough and angry with Bee that first morning, to her consternation and dismay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
go
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
hasty
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From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Kingsward was rough and angry with Bee that first morning, to her consternation and dismay.
hope
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
hoping
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
house
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
hurry
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
Kingsward
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward was rough and angry with Bee that first morning, to her consternation and dismay.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
lying
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
mark
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
mother
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From this reading “What had she been doing to her mother?”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
night
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
object
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From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
out
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From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
period
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
power
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From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
progress
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
questioning
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From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
reply
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From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
rough
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward was rough and angry with Bee that first morning, to her consternation and dismay.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
silently
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
sombre
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
tedium
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had never been the object of her father’s anger before, and this hasty and imperious questioning seemed to take all power of reply out of her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
trembling
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Kingsward was rough and angry with Bee that first morning, to her consternation and dismay.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
week
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From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What had she been doing to her mother?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Colonel Kingsward was rough and angry with Bee that first morning, to her consternation and dismay.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading THE week passed in the sombre hurry yet tedium of a house lying under the shadow of death--that period during which when it is night we long for morning, and when it is morning we long for night, hoping always for the hope that never comes, trembling to mark the progress which does go on silently towards the end.
