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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 But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
affection
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From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
all
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
brother
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From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
clinging
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From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
days
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From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
dear
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From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
deference
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
devotion
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From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
Earl
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From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
felt
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From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
firm
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From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
fondness
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
Gascoyne
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From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
happiness
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From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "THERE’S NONE LIKE HER, NONE!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
hold
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From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
hope
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From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
indulgence
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
instinctively
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From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
intimately
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
knew
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From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
Lady
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From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
lasting
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From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
LIKE
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From this reading "THERE’S NONE LIKE HER, NONE!"
lovers
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From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
more
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From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
mother
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
mother's
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
nigh
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From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
NONEpronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "THERE’S NONE LIKE HER, NONE!"
now
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From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
only
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
ordinary
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From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
Patience
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From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
Philip
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From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
pity
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
presence
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From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
said
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From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
sister
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From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
son
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
son's
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
Stretton
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From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
sweet
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
tender
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From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
There
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From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
THERE'S
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From this reading "THERE’S NONE LIKE HER, NONE!"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
together
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
true
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From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
trust
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
two
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Even now, as he instinctively felt her dear presence nigh, hope took a more firm, more lasting hold upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something more than ordinary affection between Philip, Earl of Stretton, and his sister, Lady Patience Gascoyne.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who knew them in the days of their happiness said they seemed more like lovers than brother and sister, so tender, so true was their clinging devotion to one another.
year
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
younger
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From this reading But those who knew them both intimately said that they were more like mother and son together; though Philip was only a year or two younger than Patience, she had all a mother’s fondness, a mother’s indulgence and sweet pity for him, he all a son’s deference, a son’s trust in her.
