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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 But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even in her childhood she had felt in some strange way she stood apart from the world about her.
all
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
any
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From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
apart
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From this reading Even in her childhood she had felt in some strange way she stood apart from the world about her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
awakened
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
awful
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
bend
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
caused
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
childhood
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From this reading Even in her childhood she had felt in some strange way she stood apart from the world about her.
conscious
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From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
deep
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
depths
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
Dunstanwolde
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From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
endurance
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From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
enough
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From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in her childhood she had felt in some strange way she stood apart from the world about her.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
felt
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From this reading Even in her childhood she had felt in some strange way she stood apart from the world about her.
France
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
Grace
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
greater
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From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
human
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From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
indeed
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From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
judged
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
Lady
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From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
lonely
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From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
love
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
melted
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
nature
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
old
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From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
once
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From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
Osmonde
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others
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
overwhelming
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
passion
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
peer
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
power
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From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
powerful
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
profound
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
reason
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From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
relates
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
returning
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
said
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From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
sister
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From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
slight
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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some
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From this reading Even in her childhood she had felt in some strange way she stood apart from the world about her.
sounded
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
spirit
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
spoken
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From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in her childhood she had felt in some strange way she stood apart from the world about her.
strange
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From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
strong
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
stronger
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From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
tender
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Before she had been old enough to reason she had been conscious that she was stronger and had greater power and endurance than any human being about her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
There
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thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
things
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
truth
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From this reading "I have been lonely--lonely all my life," my Lady Dunstanwolde had once said to her sister, and she had indeed spoken a truth.
unconquerable
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From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
way
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From this reading Even in her childhood she had felt in some strange way she stood apart from the world about her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading and relates the returning of his Grace of Osmonde from France There were in this strange nature, depths so awful and profound that it was not to be sounded or to be judged as others were.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But one thing could have melted or caused the unconquerable spirit to bend, and this was the overwhelming passion of love--not a slight, tender feeling, but a great and powerful one, such as could be awakened but by a being of as strong and deep a nature as itself, one who was in all things its peer.
world
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From this reading Even in her childhood she had felt in some strange way she stood apart from the world about her.
