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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 A MISSING RECORD.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
Alwyn
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
appeal
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From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
brilliant
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
clear
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
cordially
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From this reading Heliobas smiled, and cordially pressed the extended hand in his own.
deep
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
dignity
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
earnestness
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
extended
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From this reading Heliobas smiled, and cordially pressed the extended hand in his own.
eyes
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
Forgive
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From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
gently
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
grave
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
greatly
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From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
hand
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
Heliobas
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From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
how
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
impressed
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
insufficiently
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
leaning
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
magnetism
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
man's
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
meeting
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
MISSING
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From this reading A MISSING RECORD.
monastic
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
more
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
once
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From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
out
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
overpowering
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
own
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From this reading Heliobas smiled, and cordially pressed the extended hand in his own.
penitently
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From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
presence
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
pressed
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From this reading Heliobas smiled, and cordially pressed the extended hand in his own.
realized
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
RECORD
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From this reading A MISSING RECORD.
Remembering
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
remorse
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
retreat
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
said
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From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
sense
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
singular
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
smiled
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From this reading Heliobas smiled, and cordially pressed the extended hand in his own.
sought
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
table
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
touched
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
tremor
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From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
true
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
voice
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From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
words
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From this reading He spoke the last words with deep feeling and earnestness, and Alwyn, meeting his clear, grave, brilliant eyes, was more than ever impressed by the singular dignity and overpowering magnetism of his presence.
worth
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From this reading Remembering how insufficiently he had realized this man's true worth, when he had first sought him out in his monastic retreat, he was struck by a sudden sense of remorse, and leaning across the table, gently touched his hand.
wronged
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From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How greatly I wronged you once, Heliobas!" he said penitently, with a tremor of appeal in his voice--"Forgive me, will you?--though I shall never forgive myself!"
