adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
Arctura
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From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
cosmical
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From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
cow-herd
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From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
divineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/
emanating from God
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
Donal
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From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
emotionaladjectiveUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/
determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
enterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
farmverbUS /fɑːrm/
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
feelingsnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋz/
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
GARLAND-ROOM
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From this reading THE GARLAND-ROOM.
gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/
brought together in one place
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
humbleadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəl/
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
intimacies
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From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
labourernoun
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
memorialnounUS /məˈmɔːriəl/
a recognition of meritorious service
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
prayernounUS /prer/
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
protectionnounUS /prəˈtekʃən/
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
seekingnounUS /ˈsiːkɪŋ/
the act of searching for something
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
sharingnounUS /ˈʃerɪŋ/
using or enjoying something jointly with others
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
sheepnounUS /ʃiːp/
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
shepherdnounUS /ˈʃepərd/
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
sortsnounUS /sɔːrts/
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
sympatheticallyadverbUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/
with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GARLAND-ROOM.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was nothing to her--what could it be?--that he was the son of a very humble pair; that he had been a shepherd, and a cow-herd, and a farm labourer--less than nothing.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading By sharing with her his emotional history, Donal had made its facts precious to her; through them he had gathered his best--by home and by prayer, by mother and father, by sheep and mountains and wind and sky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading All through the terrible time, the sense of help and comfort and protection in the presence of the young tutor, went on growing in the mind of Arctura.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading She never thought of the facts of his life except sympathetically, seeking to enter into the feelings of his memorial childhood and youth; she would never have known anything of those facts but for their lovely intimacies of all sorts with Nature--nature divine, human, animal, cosmical.
