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Half Brothers

Chapter XXXVI

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ANDREW'S HOPE.
A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."
The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.
The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.
There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Half Brothers

Chapter XXXVI

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ANDREW'S HOPE.
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A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."
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The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.
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The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.
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There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.”

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."”

Memory noun US /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading “There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.”

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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 few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

all

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

ANDREW'S

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From this reading ANDREW'S HOPE.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

became

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From this reading The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.

Brackenburn

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

brooding

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

called

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From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

charge

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

dawn

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

distract

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

Dorothy

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

empty

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

enough

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

expanse

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

few

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

gone

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From this reading The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

home

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From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

homesickness

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From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

HOPE

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From this reading ANDREW'S HOPE.

house

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

interest

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

intolerable

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From this reading The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

kindly

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

language

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

loneliness

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From this reading The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.

lost

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

made

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From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

man

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

Margaret

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

Martin

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

Martin's

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

moorland

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

moors

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

now

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

object

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.

old

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

own

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

reached

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

restless

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From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

rooms

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

searching

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

sense

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From this reading The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.

separation

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From this reading The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.

Sidney

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

speak

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

special

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

telegram

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.

There

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.

town

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

tutor

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

uncontrollably

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From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

uncouth

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

vast

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From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The sense of loneliness and separation became intolerable to Martin after Dorothy was gone.

weeks

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The homesickness, if it could be called so in one who had never had a home, made him uncontrollably restless.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading There was not in all this vast expanse of moorland an object that could distract his brooding memory, and in the old house, with its now empty rooms, there was no one who could speak in his own language except the tutor, a kindly man enough, but with no special interest in his uncouth charge.

yesterday

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From this reading A few weeks after Margaret and Dorothy left Brackenburn, a telegram reached Sidney in town from Martin's tutor: "Martin lost since dawn yesterday; searching moors."