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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 His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
arms
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
awakened
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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
beaten
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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.
depths
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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
eyes
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
fallen
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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
frail
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
gently
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From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.
give
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
guessed
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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
heart
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
Hockmaster's
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From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
insight
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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
jarred
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From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.
joy
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
judged
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From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.
knowledge
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
land
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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
man's
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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
nature
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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
now
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From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
own
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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
paths
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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
peace
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
pity
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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
Raine
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From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
revelation
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From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.
rightly
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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
society
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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
strews
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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
strong
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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
taken
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
tender
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
thorns
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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
torn
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
very
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From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
wherewith
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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
whole
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From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
wounded
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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
yearning
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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
