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all
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From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
arm
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From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
bled
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From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
boy
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From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
child
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From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
child's
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From this reading Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
deep
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
Dennis
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
devotion
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
dog-like
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
dull
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
eyes
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
face
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From this reading Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
features
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From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
gazed
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From this reading Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
given
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From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
gleaming
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
head
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From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
heart
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From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
Jim
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
JIM'S
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
kind
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From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
lay
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From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
liquid
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
man
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From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
many
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From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
meant
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From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
now
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From this reading Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
others
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From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
out
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
pain
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From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
peaceful
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From this reading Jim Dennis gazed long at the child's now peaceful face.
pillowed
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From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
recalled
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From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
Sal
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
sleeping
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From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
slumber
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From this reading As his little head lay pillowed in peaceful slumber on one arm, the features of the sleeping boy recalled many memories.
son
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
spare
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From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
tenderly
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
TROUBLE
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
understood
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From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
watched
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From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She understood what the life of this child meant to the man who had been kind to her when all others had deserted her.
willingly
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From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading JIM'S TROUBLE Left alone with his son, Jim Dennis watched him tenderly, and Sal looked keenly at him, with dog-like devotion gleaming out of her deep, dull, liquid eyes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her heart bled for him in his trouble, and she would willingly have given her life to spare him pain.
