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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 Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To see our young hero an invalid, overpowered me entirely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
any
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
Bertie
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From this reading It was once more spring when Bertie returned.
bold
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
came
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
considerate
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
Derwent
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
Easter
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To see our young hero an invalid, overpowered me entirely.
far
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
felt
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From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
fever
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From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
force
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
friends
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
gone
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
health
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From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
hearts
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
hero
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From this reading To see our young hero an invalid, overpowered me entirely.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
home
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
house
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
India
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From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
invalid
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From this reading To see our young hero an invalid, overpowered me entirely.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was once more spring when Bertie returned.
kindest
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
labors
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
less
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To see our young hero an invalid, overpowered me entirely.
meet
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
more
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From this reading It was once more spring when Bertie returned.
nurse
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
once
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From this reading It was once more spring when Bertie returned.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
out
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
overpowered
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From this reading To see our young hero an invalid, overpowered me entirely.
pale
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
past
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
peaceful
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
persuaded
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From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
rather
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
received
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
repeatedly
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From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
requiring
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
response
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
resurrection
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was once more spring when Bertie returned.
scarred
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
see
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From this reading To see our young hero an invalid, overpowered me entirely.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
Southampton
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
spring
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From this reading It was once more spring when Bertie returned.
strong
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
suffered
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From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
sunburnt
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
tenderly
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
tenderness
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
there
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From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
touching
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From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
use
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From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was once more spring when Bertie returned.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was once more spring when Bertie returned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
woman
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From this reading Derwent, kindest of friends, went to meet him at Southampton, and brought him home as tenderly as any nurse, or rather far more tenderly, with a tenderness more considerate and requiring less response than that of a woman.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
wounded
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From this reading He had been repeatedly wounded--had suffered more than once from fever--had felt, at last, that his health was broken, and that there was little more use in him while he remained in India, and so was persuaded to come home.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Spring--Easter--that resurrection time which came to our hearts with a more touching force when we received home into our peaceful house--so pale, so worn out, and yet so sunburnt and scarred with violent labors past--that Bertie, who had gone from us so strong and so bold.
young
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From this reading To see our young hero an invalid, overpowered me entirely.
