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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 How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
admit
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
all
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
arms
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
away
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
bearing
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
benign
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
bore
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From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
cardinal
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From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
chill
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From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
Christus
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
Consolator
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
darkness
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From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
despair
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
door
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
drooping
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From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
earth
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
Emilia
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From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
few
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
figure
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
flowers
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From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
heart
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
hearts
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
home
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
Hope
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From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
Hope's
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
How
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
light
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From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
lives
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
maidenly
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
Malbone
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From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
mercy
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
more
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
only
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
opened
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
other
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
out
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From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
passion
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
peace
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
petals
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From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
pure
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
reluctant
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From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
room
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
sad
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
Scheffer's
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
sheaf
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From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
shut
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From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
sight
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
spread
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
table
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From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
There
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From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
things
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
together
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
tortured
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
two
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
unsteady
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
vacillation
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
vibrated
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
victim
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
walls
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
warmth
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From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a great sheaf of cardinal flowers on the table, and their petals were drooping, as if reluctant to look on him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Hope bore Emilia into the light and purity and warmth, while Malbone was shut out into the darkness and the chill.
white
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From this reading How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope’s little room,--such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair!
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
wider
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From this reading Scheffer’s Christus Consolator was upon the walls, and the benign figure seemed to spread wider its arms of mercy, to take in a few sad hearts more.
women
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From this reading The only two things to which he clung on earth, the two women between whom his unsteady heart had vibrated, and both whose lives had been tortured by its vacillation, went away from his sight together, the one victim bearing the other victim in her arms.
