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affection
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
always
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From this reading He was the only son of the house, and his slightest wish had always been gratified.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was the only son of the house, and his slightest wish had always been gratified.
any
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From this reading Whether the distance was any disappointment to his father, he had never thought.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been greatly shocked at his father's death.
attained
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been greatly shocked at his father's death.
befallen
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From this reading MEANWHILE what had befallen Fred Lawrence?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
childhood
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
death
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From this reading He had been greatly shocked at his father's death.
died
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whether the distance was any disappointment to his father, he had never thought.
distance
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From this reading Whether the distance was any disappointment to his father, he had never thought.
enduring
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
existed
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
exquisite
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
father
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From this reading Whether the distance was any disappointment to his father, he had never thought.
father's
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From this reading He had been greatly shocked at his father's death.
Fred
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From this reading MEANWHILE what had befallen Fred Lawrence?
friendship
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
gone
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
gratified
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From this reading He was the only son of the house, and his slightest wish had always been gratified.
greatly
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From this reading He had been greatly shocked at his father's death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MEANWHILE what had befallen Fred Lawrence?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been greatly shocked at his father's death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been greatly shocked at his father's death.
house
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From this reading He was the only son of the house, and his slightest wish had always been gratified.
intense
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
Lawrence
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From this reading MEANWHILE what had befallen Fred Lawrence?
MEANWHILEnounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MEANWHILE what had befallen Fred Lawrence?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
missing
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether the distance was any disappointment to his father, he had never thought.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the only son of the house, and his slightest wish had always been gratified.
only
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From this reading He was the only son of the house, and his slightest wish had always been gratified.
out
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
separate
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
shocked
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From this reading He had been greatly shocked at his father's death.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
slightest
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From this reading He was the only son of the house, and his slightest wish had always been gratified.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
son
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From this reading He was the only son of the house, and his slightest wish had always been gratified.
sweetened
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
sympathy
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
tender
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether the distance was any disappointment to his father, he had never thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
True
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether the distance was any disappointment to his father, he had never thought.
ways
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From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MEANWHILE what had befallen Fred Lawrence?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading True, the tender, intense affection that had so sweetened childhood seemed to have died out; when they might have attained to an enduring friendship, they had gone separate ways, missing the exquisite sympathy that should have existed between them.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether the distance was any disappointment to his father, he had never thought.
wish
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From this reading He was the only son of the house, and his slightest wish had always been gratified.
