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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 LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
adieu
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From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
affection
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
affliction
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
all
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
became
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
bier
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
child
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From this reading Years had rolled by; the child that prattled by his side became the stately girl, but the hand-clasp at that grave had never been relinquished.
childish
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
consoling
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
Constance's
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
daughter
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
days
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
death
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
eternal
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From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
experienced
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
far-away
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
father
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
followed
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From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
foster-father
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
girl
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
grave
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From this reading Years had rolled by; the child that prattled by his side became the stately girl, but the hand-clasp at that grave had never been relinquished.
grief
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
hand
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
hand-clasp
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From this reading Years had rolled by; the child that prattled by his side became the stately girl, but the hand-clasp at that grave had never been relinquished.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
heart
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
held
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Years had rolled by; the child that prattled by his side became the stately girl, but the hand-clasp at that grave had never been relinquished.
homeless
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
kinship
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
LAWYER'S
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
love's
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
loving
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
man
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
manager
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
marquis
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
mother
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
narrated
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Years had rolled by; the child that prattled by his side became the stately girl, but the hand-clasp at that grave had never been relinquished.
nunnery
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From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
occurred
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
old
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
other
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
parting
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From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
passing
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
past
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
prattled
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From this reading Years had rolled by; the child that prattled by his side became the stately girl, but the hand-clasp at that grave had never been relinquished.
profound
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
relinquished
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From this reading Years had rolled by; the child that prattled by his side became the stately girl, but the hand-clasp at that grave had never been relinquished.
rolled
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From this reading Years had rolled by; the child that prattled by his side became the stately girl, but the hand-clasp at that grave had never been relinquished.
sadness
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
said
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From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
scene
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From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
seal
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
set
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
sharing
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
shortly
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From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
side
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From this reading Years had rolled by; the child that prattled by his side became the stately girl, but the hand-clasp at that grave had never been relinquished.
sir
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From this reading "Good sir, adieu!" she had said in the nunnery scene and the eternal parting had shortly followed.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
stately
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From this reading Years had rolled by; the child that prattled by his side became the stately girl, but the hand-clasp at that grave had never been relinquished.
Straws
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
TIDINGS
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
tragic
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
transferred
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From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
trouble
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
unforgotten
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From this reading In the far-away past, standing at the bier of her mother, the manager it was who had held her childish hand, consoling her and sharing her affliction, and, in those distant but unforgotten days of trouble, the young girl and the homeless old man became all in all to each other.
virtually
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her affection for the old manager had been that of a loving daughter; the grief she should have experienced over the passing of the marquis was transferred to the memory of one who had been a father through love's kinship.
Years
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From this reading Years had rolled by; the child that prattled by his side became the stately girl, but the hand-clasp at that grave had never been relinquished.
young
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From this reading THE LAWYER'S TIDINGS The sudden and tragic death of Constance's foster-father--which occurred virtually as narrated by Straws--set a seal of profound sadness on the heart of the young girl.
