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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 But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
agitate
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
all
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
almost
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
approach
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
ardent
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
arms
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
asunder
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
bear
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
behold
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
beholding
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
beloved
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
Bertha
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
bosom
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
brain
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
breast
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
bursting
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
Calm
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
cannot
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
cease
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From this reading "Oh, never--never shall I cease to cherish the grateful recollection.
cherish
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From this reading "Oh, never--never shall I cease to cherish the grateful recollection.
child
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
Creator
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
danger
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
daughter
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
deadly
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
dear
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
dearest
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
deep
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
delight
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
excellent
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
experience
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
father
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
fear
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
flew
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
forebode
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
foreboding
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
freely
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
friend
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
generous
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
grateful
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From this reading "Oh, never--never shall I cease to cherish the grateful recollection.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
head
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
heart
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
heart-strings
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
horrible
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
how
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
idea
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
indulge
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
joy
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
knowing
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
laid
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
losing
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
merciful
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
mournful
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
nearly
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, never--never shall I cease to cherish the grateful recollection.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
Now
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, never--never shall I cease to cherish the grateful recollection.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
only
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
owe
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
own
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
peril
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
permitted
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
Pierre
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
pity
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
Raimond
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
recollection
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From this reading "Oh, never--never shall I cease to cherish the grateful recollection.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
rendering
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
run
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
safe
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
said
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
saw
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
saying
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
see
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
seem
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
seems
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh, never--never shall I cease to cherish the grateful recollection.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
shudder
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
smile
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
snapped
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
snatched
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
spared
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
stranger
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
superstitious
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
surely
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
swallowed
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
taken
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
tears
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
thankfulness
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
then
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
thus
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
too
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
torn
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
unable
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
UNHAPPINESS
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
unknown
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
unmindful
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From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
up
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
veins
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
very
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
warned
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
whisper
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From this reading But how was it, dearest father, that no whisper of my own heart warned me of your danger; surely a father cannot be snatched from his child, and no deadly shudder run through her veins to forebode that her heart-strings are about to be snapped asunder?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
world
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From this reading I only fear, lest my ardent thankfulness to our unknown friend should be swallowed up in the deep joy I experience at still beholding you, my dear, my excellent father! for now," said Bertha, bursting into tears, "you are all I have in the world."
wrapping
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From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading UNHAPPINESS As Bertha saw her father approach, she flew towards him, and wrapping her arms around him, she laid her head on his bosom saying,-- "Now, then, I may freely indulge my joy that I still behold you, after your being so nearly torn from me;--dear, dear father, the very idea of losing you seems too horrible for my brain to bear, and in my delight of thus knowing you safe, I seem unable to remember the peril you have run.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Calm yourself, my beloved child, Providence has taken pity on us; no foreboding was permitted to agitate your breast, because it was the will of a merciful Creator that my life should still be spared; you see," said Pierre Raimond, with a mournful smile, "that you are rendering me almost as superstitious as yourself; however, my daughter, let nothing ever make us unmindful of all we owe the generous stranger."
