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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 His heart was alive with a new hope.
afflicted
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
alive
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From this reading His heart was alive with a new hope.
all
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
altogether
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading From that hour he was another man.
apparition
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
apparitions
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
baffle
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
beauty
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
brief
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
chambers
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From this reading The dark desolate chambers thereof were lighted up with a new joy.
child
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
courage
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
dark
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From this reading The dark desolate chambers thereof were lighted up with a new joy.
day
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
dead
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
death
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
desolate
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From this reading The dark desolate chambers thereof were lighted up with a new joy.
distracted
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
drive
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
enough
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
expose
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
faculty
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
few
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
fire
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that hour he was another man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From that hour he was another man.
heart
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From this reading His heart was alive with a new hope.
heritage
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
High
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His heart was alive with a new hope.
hope
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From this reading His heart was alive with a new hope.
hour
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From this reading From that hour he was another man.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
joy
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From this reading The dark desolate chambers thereof were lighted up with a new joy.
lighted
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From this reading The dark desolate chambers thereof were lighted up with a new joy.
longer
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
love
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
man
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From this reading From that hour he was another man.
messenger
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
more
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
Most
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
music
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
new
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From this reading His heart was alive with a new hope.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
now
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
period
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
perplexed
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
power
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
pretending
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
second
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
sounding
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
spring-tide
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
sword
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that hour he was another man.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dark desolate chambers thereof were lighted up with a new joy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
there
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
thereof
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From this reading The dark desolate chambers thereof were lighted up with a new joy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
treacherynounUS /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
uninhabited
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
up
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From this reading The dark desolate chambers thereof were lighted up with a new joy.
very
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From that hour he was another man.
wasting
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dark desolate chambers thereof were lighted up with a new joy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
white
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
wife
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
witchcraft
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His heart was alive with a new hope.
work
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From this reading He was now a messenger of the Most High, with every faculty and every power of his mind at work to baffle and expose the treachery of those, who pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft, were wasting the heritage of the white man as with fire and sword.
years
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
youthful
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From this reading And what if there was no love, nor beauty, nor music sounding in them all the day through, such as there had been a few brief years before, in the spring-tide of his youthful courage; they were no longer what they had been at another period, neither very dark, nor altogether uninhabited, nor perplexed with apparitions that were enough to drive him distracted--the apparition of a child--the apparition of a dead hope--for with him, after the death of a second wife, hope itself was no more.
