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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 MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
acquired
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
action
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
active
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
age
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
all
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
always
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
apt
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
boarding-schools
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From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
boy
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From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
buoyancy
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
capacity
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
carried
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
certain
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
character
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
childhood
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
circumstances
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
classes
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
comparative
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
compelled
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
decide
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
degree
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
developed
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
difficulties
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
early
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
EMANCIPATED
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
endowed
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
estimate
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
facts
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
favorite
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From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
frankness
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
gained
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
general
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From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
head
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
hold
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
home
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
kept
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
learned
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
LOU
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
mischief
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
MISS
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
model
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From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
most
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From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
Nature
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
near
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
Orphaned
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
own
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
people
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
power
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
promptly
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
quick
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
regarded
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From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
retentive
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
scarcely
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
scholars
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From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
Scoville
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
self-reliance
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
sheltered
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
spent
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From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
spirit
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From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
squarely
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
strangers
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
teachers
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From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
then
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
unhesitatingly
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
values
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From this reading He had learned to look at facts and people squarely, to estimate values and character promptly, and then to decide upon his own action unhesitatingly.
warranted
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From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
wherein
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From this reading Although never regarded as the model good boy at the boarding-schools wherein he had spent most of his life, he had been a general favorite with both teachers and scholars.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A certain frankness in mischief and buoyancy of spirit had carried him through all difficulties, while his apt mind and retentive memory always kept him near to the head of his classes.
wisdom
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MISS LOU EMANCIPATED Nature had endowed Scoville with a quick, active mind, and circumstances had developed its power and capacity to a degree scarcely warranted by his age.
worldly
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From this reading Orphaned early in life, compelled to hold his own among comparative strangers since childhood, he had gained a worldly wisdom and self-reliance which he could not have acquired in a sheltered home.
