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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 Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
active
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From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
altogether
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
apt
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stared at the woman who first conveyed to her tidings of the tragedy, and then for a moment seated herself at the bedside.
attending
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
bedside
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
blow
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
BRUTON
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From this reading THE MEETING IN BRUTON STREET.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
character
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
collapse
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
conveyed
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
crushed
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
death
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
efficacious
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From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
enabled
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
feet
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From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
heard
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
husband's
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
hysterical
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From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEETING IN BRUTON STREET.
incumbent
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
living
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
longer
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
Madame
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
Marie
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
MEETING
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From this reading THE MEETING IN BRUTON STREET.
Melmotte
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
moment
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From this reading She stared at the woman who first conveyed to her tidings of the tragedy, and then for a moment seated herself at the bedside.
much
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
necessity
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
news
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
only
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From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
own
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
parent
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
perhaps
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
power
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
produce
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
prostration
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
rough
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
screams
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From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
seated
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From this reading She stared at the woman who first conveyed to her tidings of the tragedy, and then for a moment seated herself at the bedside.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
sobbings
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From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
some
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
soon
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From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
stared
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From this reading She stared at the woman who first conveyed to her tidings of the tragedy, and then for a moment seated herself at the bedside.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
STREET
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From this reading THE MEETING IN BRUTON STREET.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
superior
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING IN BRUTON STREET.
then
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From this reading She stared at the woman who first conveyed to her tidings of the tragedy, and then for a moment seated herself at the bedside.
tidings
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From this reading She stared at the woman who first conveyed to her tidings of the tragedy, and then for a moment seated herself at the bedside.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
tragedy
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From this reading She stared at the woman who first conveyed to her tidings of the tragedy, and then for a moment seated herself at the bedside.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
very
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the violent sobbings and hysterical screams of Madame Melmotte soon brought her again to her feet, and from that moment she was not only active but efficacious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
way
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From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the news of her husband's death was in some very rough way conveyed to Madame Melmotte, it crushed her for the time altogether.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She stared at the woman who first conveyed to her tidings of the tragedy, and then for a moment seated herself at the bedside.
woman
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
woman's
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
wretched
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From this reading Marie first heard that she no longer had a living parent as she stood by the poor woman's bedside, and she was enabled, as much perhaps by the necessity incumbent upon her of attending to the wretched woman as by her own superior strength of character, to save herself from that prostration and collapse of power which a great and sudden blow is apt to produce.
