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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 The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
accepted
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From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
all
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
away
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
catch
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From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
child
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
convictions
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From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
died
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
fiery
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
fishing-boat
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
five
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
flower
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
fold
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From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
forget
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
forgive
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
forty
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
full
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
Gospel
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From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
Gospelers
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From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
hale
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
handsomest
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
heart
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From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
human
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
husband's
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From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
killed
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From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
kindness
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
like
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
Luke
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From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
man
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
married
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
men
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
milk
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
new
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
Newlyn
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
once
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
own
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
owner
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
People
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From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
person
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
personality
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
prone
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
ready
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
said
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From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
scorchedadjectiveUS /skɔːrtʃt/
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
see
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
space
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
spirit
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From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
strongest
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
sustenance
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
tender
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From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
tenets
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
then
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
tolerant
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
too
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From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
Tregenza's
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From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
true
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From this reading She, of course, accepted her husband's convictions, but it had never been in her tender heart to catch the true Luke Gospel spirit.
two
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was too full of the milk of human kindness, too prone to forgive and forget, too tolerant and ready to see good in all men.
widower
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From this reading For a space of two years the widower remained one; then he married again, being at that time a hale man of forty, the owner of his own fishing-boat, and at once the strongest personality and handsomest person in Newlyn.
wife
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From this reading People outside the fold said that the Luke Gospelers killed Tregenza's first wife.
withered
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
years
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From this reading The fiery sustenance of the new tenets withered her away like a scorched flower, and she died five years after her child was born.
