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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 You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
affected
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
back
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
boyhood
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
brother
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From this reading ‘Mother of God!’ cried he, ‘it’s my brother Harry’s son.’
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
burst
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
captivity
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
caressing
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From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
cause
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
confessed
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
country
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Mother of God!’ cried he, ‘it’s my brother Harry’s son.’
days
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
exile
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
finding
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
five
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From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
friendly
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
give
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From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
God
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From this reading ‘Mother of God!’ cried he, ‘it’s my brother Harry’s son.’
Harry's
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From this reading ‘Mother of God!’ cried he, ‘it’s my brother Harry’s son.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
heart
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
home
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
I'd
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From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
it's
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From this reading ‘Mother of God!’ cried he, ‘it’s my brother Harry’s son.’
kindred
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
man
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
many
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
minute
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From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
Mother
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From this reading ‘Mother of God!’ cried he, ‘it’s my brother Harry’s son.’
much
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
old
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
out
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
place
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
said
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From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
see
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From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
seeing
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
son
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From this reading ‘Mother of God!’ cried he, ‘it’s my brother Harry’s son.’
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
there's
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
thus
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
too
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From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
truth
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From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
uncle
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
very
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From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
voice
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From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
warmly
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From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I think in my heart he was as much affected as I was at thus suddenly finding one of his kindred; for he, too, was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again, and the old days of his boyhood.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
years
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From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You who have never been out of your country, know little what it is to hear a friendly voice in captivity; and there’s many a man that will not understand the cause of the burst of feeling which I have confessed took place on my seeing my uncle.
