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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 Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
act
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
Ad
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From this reading “Mother,” he screamed, “send a servant here, quick, or let Ad come herself.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
assure
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
baby
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
back
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
beating
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
bosom
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
brain
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
brute
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was terribly real.
calling
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
carefully
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
cheek
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
child
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
closely
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
cold
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mother,” he screamed, “send a servant here, quick, or let Ad come herself.
consciousness
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
delusion
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
doing
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
drift
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
face
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
fancy
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
ferreted
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
form
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
former
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
gate-post
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
hastened
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
head
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mother,” he screamed, “send a servant here, quick, or let Ad come herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mother,” he screamed, “send a servant here, quick, or let Ad come herself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
hugging
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
Hugh
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
immediately
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
instead
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
leaned
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Mother,” he screamed, “send a servant here, quick, or let Ad come herself.
licking
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
lying
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
man
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
mere
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
mother
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
mother's
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
noble
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Mother,” he screamed, “send a servant here, quick, or let Ad come herself.
out
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
quick
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From this reading “Mother,” he screamed, “send a servant here, quick, or let Ad come herself.
real
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From this reading But it was terribly real.
saw
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
screamed
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From this reading “Mother,” he screamed, “send a servant here, quick, or let Ad come herself.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
send
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From this reading “Mother,” he screamed, “send a servant here, quick, or let Ad come herself.
servant
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From this reading “Mother,” he screamed, “send a servant here, quick, or let Ad come herself.
shawl
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
shield
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
sickening
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
sleeping
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
sleet
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
snow
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
spot
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
stiffened
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
stone
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
terribly
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From this reading But it was terribly real.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
there
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
touched
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
tried
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
two
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
uncovered
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
Unmindful
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
voice
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From this reading That stiffened form lying there so still hugging that sleeping child so closely to its bosom, was no delusion, and his mother’s voice, calling to know what he was doing, brought Hugh back at last to a consciousness that he must act immediately.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
white
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
wrapped
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From this reading Unmindful of the sleet beating upon his uncovered head, Hugh hastened to the spot, where the noble brute was licking a baby face, which he had ferreted out from beneath the shawl wrapped so carefully around it to shield it from the cold, for instead of _one_ there were _two_ in that drift of snow—a mother and her child!
young
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From this reading Dead the former seemed, for the white cheek which Hugh touched was cold as stone, and with a sickening feeling the young man leaned against the gate-post and tried to assure himself that what he saw was a mere fancy of the brain.
