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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
also
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
anguish
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
change
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changed
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characters
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comfort
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From this reading He, felt that the gravity of all he heard was too solemn for mockery, too deep even for comfort.
confiding
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
cynic
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From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
deep
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emotions
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, felt that the gravity of all he heard was too solemn for mockery, too deep even for comfort.
eyes
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From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
felt
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From this reading He, felt that the gravity of all he heard was too solemn for mockery, too deep even for comfort.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
gentlest
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
gravity
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From this reading He, felt that the gravity of all he heard was too solemn for mockery, too deep even for comfort.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading NOW when our two travellers resumed their journey, the relationship between them had undergone a change; nay, you might have said that their characters were also changed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, felt that the gravity of all he heard was too solemn for mockery, too deep even for comfort.
heard
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From this reading He, felt that the gravity of all he heard was too solemn for mockery, too deep even for comfort.
heart
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
hope
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
humanities
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
jealousy
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
jest
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From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Kenelm
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
known
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From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
less
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From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
links
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
listening
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From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
love
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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mockery
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From this reading He, felt that the gravity of all he heard was too solemn for mockery, too deep even for comfort.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
NOW
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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out
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
passionate
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
philosophical
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
playful
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From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
pouring
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
relationship
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resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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said
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scoffer
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
softened
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From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
solemn
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From this reading He, felt that the gravity of all he heard was too solemn for mockery, too deep even for comfort.
sort
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From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
sympathized
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From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
tenderly
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From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
terror
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NOW when our two travellers resumed their journey, the relationship between them had undergone a change; nay, you might have said that their characters were also changed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOW when our two travellers resumed their journey, the relationship between them had undergone a change; nay, you might have said that their characters were also changed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading NOW when our two travellers resumed their journey, the relationship between them had undergone a change; nay, you might have said that their characters were also changed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading NOW when our two travellers resumed their journey, the relationship between them had undergone a change; nay, you might have said that their characters were also changed.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
Tom
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
too
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From this reading He, felt that the gravity of all he heard was too solemn for mockery, too deep even for comfort.
tragedy
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
travellers
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True
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From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
turbulent
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
two
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undergone
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utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He, felt that the gravity of all he heard was too solemn for mockery, too deep even for comfort.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NOW when our two travellers resumed their journey, the relationship between them had undergone a change; nay, you might have said that their characters were also changed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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wished
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From this reading True love of this sort was a thing he had never known, never wished to know, never thought he could know, but he sympathized in it not the less.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
word
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From this reading And Kenelm, listening tenderly, with softened eyes, uttered not one cynic word,--nay, not one playful jest.
wrath
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From this reading For Tom found himself pouring out his turbulent heart to Kenelm, confiding to this philosophical scoffer at love all the passionate humanities of love,--its hope, its anguish, its jealousy, its wrath,--the all that links the gentlest of emotions to tragedy and terror.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NOW when our two travellers resumed their journey, the relationship between them had undergone a change; nay, you might have said that their characters were also changed.
