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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 Othmar was naturally of a tender and even enthusiastic nature.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Othmar was naturally of a tender and even enthusiastic nature.
appealed
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
birthright
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From this reading They had robbed her of her birthright of simple joys and honest, obscure, healthful ways of life.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
child
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
circumstances
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
dark
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
debt
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From this reading He felt that they owed her a debt.
enthusiastic
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From this reading Othmar was naturally of a tender and even enthusiastic nature.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Othmar was naturally of a tender and even enthusiastic nature.
eyes
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
felt
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From this reading He felt that they owed her a debt.
filling
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
governed
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From this reading His sympathies were warm and spontaneous, his imagination was strong and governed his reason very often.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had robbed her of her birthright of simple joys and honest, obscure, healthful ways of life.
haunted
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
healthful
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From this reading They had robbed her of her birthright of simple joys and honest, obscure, healthful ways of life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sympathies were warm and spontaneous, his imagination was strong and governed his reason very often.
home
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading They had robbed her of her birthright of simple joys and honest, obscure, healthful ways of life.
imagination
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From this reading His sympathies were warm and spontaneous, his imagination was strong and governed his reason very often.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
intonations
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
island
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
joys
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From this reading They had robbed her of her birthright of simple joys and honest, obscure, healthful ways of life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had robbed her of her birthright of simple joys and honest, obscure, healthful ways of life.
luminous
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
mellow
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
meridional
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
much
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
naturally
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From this reading Othmar was naturally of a tender and even enthusiastic nature.
nature
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From this reading Othmar was naturally of a tender and even enthusiastic nature.
obscure
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From this reading They had robbed her of her birthright of simple joys and honest, obscure, healthful ways of life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Othmar was naturally of a tender and even enthusiastic nature.
often
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From this reading His sympathies were warm and spontaneous, his imagination was strong and governed his reason very often.
Othmar
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From this reading Othmar was naturally of a tender and even enthusiastic nature.
owed
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From this reading He felt that they owed her a debt.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
reason
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From this reading His sympathies were warm and spontaneous, his imagination was strong and governed his reason very often.
remembered
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
robbed
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From this reading They had robbed her of her birthright of simple joys and honest, obscure, healthful ways of life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
simple
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From this reading They had robbed her of her birthright of simple joys and honest, obscure, healthful ways of life.
spontaneous
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From this reading His sympathies were warm and spontaneous, his imagination was strong and governed his reason very often.
strong
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From this reading His sympathies were warm and spontaneous, his imagination was strong and governed his reason very often.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
swift
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
sympathies
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From this reading His sympathies were warm and spontaneous, his imagination was strong and governed his reason very often.
tears
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
tender
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From this reading Othmar was naturally of a tender and even enthusiastic nature.
tenderness
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that they owed her a debt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
There
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that they owed her a debt.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
very
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From this reading His sympathies were warm and spontaneous, his imagination was strong and governed his reason very often.
voice
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From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
warm
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From this reading His sympathies were warm and spontaneous, his imagination was strong and governed his reason very often.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Othmar was naturally of a tender and even enthusiastic nature.
ways
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From this reading They had robbed her of her birthright of simple joys and honest, obscure, healthful ways of life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His sympathies were warm and spontaneous, his imagination was strong and governed his reason very often.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was much in the circumstances of this poor child which appealed both to tenderness and imagination, and he was haunted by her swift mellow voice, with its meridional intonations, her great dark luminous eyes filling with sudden tears as she remembered her island home.
