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absolved
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From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
ago
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
any
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
Boatswain's
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
Britannia
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
colonists
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From this reading These last words justified the colonists' presentiment.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
cordially
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
Corral
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
Cyrus
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
day
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From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
Document
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
established
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
expiated
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From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
extend
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
Farm
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
feel
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
felt
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
forest
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From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
friends
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
go
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From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
Granite
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From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
guilty
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
Hand
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
Harding's
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
House
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From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
Island
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
jaguar
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From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
justified
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From this reading These last words justified the colonists' presentiment.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These last words justified the colonists' presentiment.
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
man
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
Mate
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
men
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From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
mournful
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From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
new
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
past
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From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
perhaps
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From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
presentiment
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From this reading These last words justified the colonists' presentiment.
pressed
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
rate
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
remorse
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
repented
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
Request
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
return
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From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
scene
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From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
sight
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From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
some
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From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
sought
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From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
Stranger's
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
Tabor
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
There
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From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These last words justified the colonists' presentiment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
Twelve
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, after the scene with the jaguar, he did not return to the forest, and from that day did not go beyond the enclosure of Granite House.
words
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From this reading These last words justified the colonists' presentiment.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At any rate the guilty man felt remorse, he repented, and his new friends would have cordially pressed the hand which they sought; but he did not feel himself worthy to extend it to honest men!
Years
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From this reading Still alone -- The Stranger's Request -- The Farm established at the Corral -- Twelve Years ago -- The Boatswain's Mate of the _Britannia_ -- Left on Tabor Island -- Cyrus Harding's Hand -- The mysterious Document.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There had been some mournful past, perhaps expiated in the sight of men, but from which his conscience had not yet absolved him.
