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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 There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
active
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
all
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
almost
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
anguish
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
anxiety
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
appalling
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
back
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From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
bad
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
changed
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
day
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
decent
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
delicacies
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
falling
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
fear
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
fever
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From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
followed
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From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
gave
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
gay
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
habits
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
happiness
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
home
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
horrors
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
kind
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
known
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
lady
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
like
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From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
lively
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
living
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
midst
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
more
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
most
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From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
Mrs
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From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
odious
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
often
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
Ogilvy's
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From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
own
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
pain
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
pang
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
period
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From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
pleasure
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
prejudices
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
previous
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
remaining
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
Robert
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
roof
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
see
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
sometimes
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
son
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
There
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From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
times
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
too
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From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
torture
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
traditions
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
trouble
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
true
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From this reading When she looked back on it after, it seemed to her like a nightmare, the dream of a long fever too dreadful to be true.
turned
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
very
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
voice
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From this reading His very voice had changed; it was more gay and lively at times than she had ever known, and this gave her a pang of pleasure often in the midst of her trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
way
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From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There followed after this a period which was the most terrible of Mrs Ogilvy’s life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The happiness of having her son under her own roof was turned into torture, though still remaining in its way a kind of terrible happiness; for did not she see him day by day falling into all that was to her mind most appalling--the habits of such a life as was odious and terrible to the poor lady, with all her traditions of decent living, all her prejudices and delicacies?
worse
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From this reading It had not the anguish of that previous time when Robert had disappeared from his home; but in pain and active distress, and the horrors of fear and anxiety, it was sometimes almost as bad--sometimes worse than that.
