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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 BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
air
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
analyze
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
any
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From this reading He was going away from every one he loved, and yet never before had he been so happy in going to any one he loved.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
atmosphere
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
attempt
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
away
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
BAD
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was going away from every one he loved, and yet never before had he been so happy in going to any one he loved.
board
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From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
brig
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
called
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
cared
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From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
Charter
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
common
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
company
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From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
content
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
Dickory
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
difference
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From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
drink
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
dwelt
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From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
earth
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From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
eat
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was going away from every one he loved, and yet never before had he been so happy in going to any one he loved.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
gazed
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From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
going
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From this reading He was going away from every one he loved, and yet never before had he been so happy in going to any one he loved.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
happy
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From this reading He was going away from every one he loved, and yet never before had he been so happy in going to any one he loved.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
island
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
Jamaica
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
joy
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
lifted
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From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
lived
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
loved
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From this reading He was going away from every one he loved, and yet never before had he been so happy in going to any one he loved.
moments
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
much
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going away from every one he loved, and yet never before had he been so happy in going to any one he loved.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
now
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From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was going away from every one he loved, and yet never before had he been so happy in going to any one he loved.
out
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From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
paradise
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
people
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
placed
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From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
reason
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
ropes
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
sailed
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
sails
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
sea
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From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
slight
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From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was going away from every one he loved, and yet never before had he been so happy in going to any one he loved.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
stout
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
talk
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From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
there
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
things
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From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
trouble
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
very
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From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in those moments of paradise he did not trouble his reason very much, and lived in an atmosphere of joy which he did not attempt to analyze, but was content to breathe as if it had been the common air about him.
WEATHER
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From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He cared to talk to no one on board, but in company with his joy he stood and gazed westward out over the sea.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading BAD WEATHER When Dickory Charter sailed away from the island of Jamaica, his reason, had it been called upon, would have told him that he had a good stout brig under him on which there were people and ropes and sails and something to eat and drink.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He was going away from every one he loved, and yet never before had he been so happy in going to any one he loved.
younger
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From this reading He was but little younger than she was, and yet that difference, so slight, had lifted him from things of earth and had placed him in that paradise where he now dwelt.
