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A Study In Shadows
A Study In Shadows

Chapter XIV

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Raine had judged her very gently.
He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Study In Shadows

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Raine had judged her very gently.
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He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.
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His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.
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In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.
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Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Although noun US /ˈalthough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.”

Outside noun US /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.”

Wounded noun US /wounded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.”

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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 His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

arms

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

awakened

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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

beaten

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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.

depths

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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

eyes

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

fallen

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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

frail

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

gently

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From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.

give

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

guessed

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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

heart

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

Hockmaster's

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From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

insight

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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

jarred

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From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.

joy

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

judged

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From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.

knowledge

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

land

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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

man's

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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

nature

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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

now

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From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

own

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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

paths

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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

peace

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

pity

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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

Raine

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From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

revelation

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From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.

rightly

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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

society

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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

strews

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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

strong

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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

taken

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

tender

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

thorns

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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

torn

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

very

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From this reading Raine had judged her very gently.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

wherewith

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From this reading He had rightly guessed that she had fallen upon the thorns wherewith society strews the land outside its own beaten paths.

whole

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From this reading Although Hockmaster's revelation had jarred through his whole being, he judged her gently now.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

wounded

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From this reading In his eyes she was the frail tender thing that had been torn and wounded, and he had taken to his heart the joy of the knowledge that his arms would give her rest and peace at the last.

yearning

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From this reading His insight into the depths of her nature had awakened within him a strong man's yearning pity.