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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 A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
admitted
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From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
BARGAIN
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From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
bear
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
breast
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From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
burden
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
chance
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From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
cross
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
crucified
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
death
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
departure
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
die
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From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
failure
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From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
falling
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From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
fervently
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
flood
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
gave
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
half-hour
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
heavenly
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
Holy
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
hour
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
images
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From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then reaction set in.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
Lord
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
Mary
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From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
Mother
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
now
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
orisons
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
passionate
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
pray
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From this reading "Holy Mother of our crucified Lord, pray for me now and at the hour of _his_ death," was the burden of her passionate orisons.
prayed
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
prie-Dieu
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
prostrate
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From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
reaction
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From this reading And then reaction set in.
resignation
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
set
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From this reading And then reaction set in.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
striking
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From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take my life since _he_ must die," she added, striking her breast and falling prostrate before the holy images.
tears
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
then
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From this reading And then reaction set in.
there
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From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
turned
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
victory
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From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
way
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
Wessex
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From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The first half-hour after Wessex' departure she gave way to weakness and to a flood of tears, she turned to her prie-Dieu and prayed fervently for resignation to the heavenly will, for strength to bear her cross.
woman
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From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A BARGAIN But Mary would not have been the woman she was if she admitted a failure, whilst there was still a chance of victory.
