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.
affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/
acted upon; influenced
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.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
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.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
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.
boyhoodnounUS /ˈbɔɪhʊd/
the childhood of a boy
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.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ‘Mother of God!’ cried he, ‘it’s my brother Harry’s son.’
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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.
burstverbUS /bɜːrst/
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
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.
captivitynounUS /kæpˈtɪvəti/
the state of being imprisoned
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.
caressingnounUS /kərˈesɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of 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.
confessedverbUS /kənˈfest/
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
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.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
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.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ‘Mother of God!’ cried he, ‘it’s my brother Harry’s son.’
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
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.
exileverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/
expel from a country
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 /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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.
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
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.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
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.
friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/
characteristic of or befitting a friend
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.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
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.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
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.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
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.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
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.’
kindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/
similar in quality or character
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.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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 /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
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.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
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.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ‘Mother of God!’ cried he, ‘it’s my brother Harry’s son.’
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
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.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
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.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
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.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
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.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading ‘Mother of God!’ cried he, ‘it’s my brother Harry’s son.’
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
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.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
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 /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
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.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
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.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
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.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He never for a minute thought to question the truth of what I said.
unclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
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.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘I’d give five years of my life to see them again,’ said he, after caressing me very warmly.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
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.
warmlyadverbUS /ˈwɔːrmli/
in a hearty manner
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.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
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.
