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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 There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
admirable
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From this reading He saw, too, that the sacrifice was made with perfect unconsciousness that it was unusual or admirable.
admiration
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
ago
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From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
aside
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
attitude
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
away
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From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
believed
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
capable
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
Clayton
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
dictatorial
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
distrustful
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From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He rose to his feet, and the two men faced each other.
faced
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From this reading He rose to his feet, and the two men faced each other.
father
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
feet
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From this reading He rose to his feet, and the two men faced each other.
fellow
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
felt
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
God
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
gone
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From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
happiness
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
heart
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
inspired
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
interference
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
made
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From this reading He saw, too, that the sacrifice was made with perfect unconsciousness that it was unusual or admirable.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
men
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From this reading He rose to his feet, and the two men faced each other.
mountaineer
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
natural
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He saw, too, that the sacrifice was made with perfect unconsciousness that it was unusual or admirable.
other
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From this reading He rose to his feet, and the two men faced each other.
passion
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
perfect
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From this reading He saw, too, that the sacrifice was made with perfect unconsciousness that it was unusual or admirable.
putting
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
resent
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
rose
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From this reading He rose to his feet, and the two men faced each other.
rough
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
s
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
sacrifice
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From this reading He saw, too, that the sacrifice was made with perfect unconsciousness that it was unusual or admirable.
said
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From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
saw
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From this reading He saw, too, that the sacrifice was made with perfect unconsciousness that it was unusual or admirable.
say
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
spite
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
sprang
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
strongest
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
suspicious
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From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw, too, that the sacrifice was made with perfect unconsciousness that it was unusual or admirable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
There
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
threatening
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From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
too
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From this reading He saw, too, that the sacrifice was made with perfect unconsciousness that it was unusual or admirable.
true
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
trust
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
two
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From this reading He rose to his feet, and the two men faced each other.
unconsciousness
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From this reading He saw, too, that the sacrifice was made with perfect unconsciousness that it was unusual or admirable.
uncouth
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
unselfishness
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
unusual
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From this reading He saw, too, that the sacrifice was made with perfect unconsciousness that it was unusual or admirable.
up
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was nothing threatening in the mountaineer 's attitude, nor dictatorial; and Clayton felt his right to say what he had, in spite of a natural impulse to resent such interference.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He saw, too, that the sacrifice was made with perfect unconsciousness that it was unusual or admirable.
woman
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From this reading Besides, there sprang up in his heart a sudden great admiration for this rough, uncouth fellow who was capable of such unselfishness; who, true to the trust of her father and his God, was putting aside the strongest passion of his life for what he believed was the happiness of the woman who had inspired it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you had told me this long ago," said Clayton, "I should have gone away, but you seemed distrustful and suspicious.
