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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 ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
all
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From this reading She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast.
almost
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
answer
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
appealed
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast.
beauty
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
belonged
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
cared
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From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
charm
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
delicate
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast.
earth
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
enough
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
fear
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
feared
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From this reading She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast.
fears
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
fellows
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From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
helplessness
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
hesitate
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From this reading This made me hesitate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
ignorance
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
immensely
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
indifference
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
infinitely
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From this reading She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
Jim
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From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
made
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From this reading She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
much
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
natural
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
needed
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From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
own
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
pathetic
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
pleading
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
pretty
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
ready
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
reflection
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast.
simple
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
stand
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
teeming
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
too
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From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
touched
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
unknown
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From this reading She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast.
unreasonable
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
vast
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From this reading She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast.
vigour
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
wild-flower
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
world
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From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have been ready enough to answer for the indifference of the teeming earth but for the reflection that he too belonged to this mysterious unknown of her fears, and that, however much I stood for, I did not stand for him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I stood for it, for myself, for you fellows, for all the world that neither cared for Jim nor needed him in the least.
youth
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From this reading ‘I was immensely touched: her youth, her ignorance, her pretty beauty, which had the simple charm and the delicate vigour of a wild-flower, her pathetic pleading, her helplessness, appealed to me with almost the strength of her own unreasonable and natural fear.
