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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 They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
any
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
back
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From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading That must burn while _the_ Father lives! that must burn until the universe _is_ the Father and his children, and none beside.
boy
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From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading That must burn while _the_ Father lives! that must burn until the universe _is_ the Father and his children, and none beside.
burns
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
causal
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
central
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
certain
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From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
child
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
children
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
clod
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
coldness
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
conferring
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From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
deepest
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
demonstrative
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
eternal
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
Father
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From this reading That must burn while _the_ Father lives! that must burn until the universe _is_ the Father and his children, and none beside.
fire
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
frozen
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
gone
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From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
happily
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From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
heart
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
hotter
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
how
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From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
interest
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That must burn while _the_ Father lives! that must burn until the universe _is_ the Father and his children, and none beside.
lain
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From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
less
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
lives
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From this reading That must burn while _the_ Father lives! that must burn until the universe _is_ the Father and his children, and none beside.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
love
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
means
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From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
minds
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From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
minister-son
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From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
mother
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That must burn while _the_ Father lives! that must burn until the universe _is_ the Father and his children, and none beside.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading That must burn while _the_ Father lives! that must burn until the universe _is_ the Father and his children, and none beside.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
other
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
outward
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
parent
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
parents
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
possibly
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
prospects
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
resented
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
satisfaction
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From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
school
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From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
Scotch
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
seeming
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
seldom
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
share
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
silent
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From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
some
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From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
then
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time they had lain silent, thinking about him by no means happily.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
together
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From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
turn
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
unconsciousness
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From this reading Even then the heart of the mother had resented his coldness, his seeming unconsciousness of his parents as having any share or interest in his life or prospects.
universe
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From this reading That must burn while _the_ Father lives! that must burn until the universe _is_ the Father and his children, and none beside.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading That must burn while _the_ Father lives! that must burn until the universe _is_ the Father and his children, and none beside.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were thinking how little had been their satisfaction in their minister-son; and had gone back in their minds to a certain time, long before, when conferring together about him, a boy at school.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That must burn while _the_ Father lives! that must burn until the universe _is_ the Father and his children, and none beside.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
world
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From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Scotch parents are seldom demonstrative to each other or to their children; but not the less in them, possibly the hotter because of their outward coldness, burns the causal fire, the central, the deepest—that eternal fire, without which the world would turn to a frozen clod, the love of the parent for the child.
