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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 Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
admiration
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
always
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
ancients
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And if Wiley understood what lay behind his words he gave no hint to the Colonel.
briefly
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
BROKENnounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
claims
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
Colonel
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
common
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
copper
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
cup
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
curling
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
devoted
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
domestic
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
drank
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
draw
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From this reading Yet when, as sometimes happened, the Colonel tried to draw him out, he shook his head stubbornly and was dumb.
dumb
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From this reading Yet when, as sometimes happened, the Colonel tried to draw him out, he shook his head stubbornly and was dumb.
earthly
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
end
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
evoked
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
father
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
fifteen
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
formerly
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
gave
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From this reading And if Wiley understood what lay behind his words he gave no hint to the Colonel.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
happened
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From this reading Yet when, as sometimes happened, the Colonel tried to draw him out, he shook his head stubbornly and was dumb.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
head
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From this reading Yet when, as sometimes happened, the Colonel tried to draw him out, he shook his head stubbornly and was dumb.
hemlock
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
hint
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From this reading And if Wiley understood what lay behind his words he gave no hint to the Colonel.
hipped
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
hundred
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if Wiley understood what lay behind his words he gave no hint to the Colonel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
Justice
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
lay
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From this reading And if Wiley understood what lay behind his words he gave no hint to the Colonel.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
lips
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
listened
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
mankind
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
mining
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
night
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And if Wiley understood what lay behind his words he gave no hint to the Colonel.
noon
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
oration
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
out
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From this reading Yet when, as sometimes happened, the Colonel tried to draw him out, he shook his head stubbornly and was dumb.
own
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
profound
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
received
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
respectfully
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
reward
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
seek
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
seldom
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
shook
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From this reading Yet when, as sometimes happened, the Colonel tried to draw him out, he shook his head stubbornly and was dumb.
showed
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
similar
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
Socrates
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
some
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
sometimes
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From this reading Yet when, as sometimes happened, the Colonel tried to draw him out, he shook his head stubbornly and was dumb.
soul
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
stubbornly
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From this reading Yet when, as sometimes happened, the Colonel tried to draw him out, he shook his head stubbornly and was dumb.
subject
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
talked
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
tragedy
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
tried
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From this reading Yet when, as sometimes happened, the Colonel tried to draw him out, he shook his head stubbornly and was dumb.
TRUST
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
Truth
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
twenty-three
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
understood
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From this reading And if Wiley understood what lay behind his words he gave no hint to the Colonel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
week
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From this reading Always, morning, noon and night, he listened respectfully, his lips curling briefly at some thought; and at the end of a week the Colonel was as devoted to him as he had been formerly to his father.
well
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From this reading Not that the Colonel was hipped upon the subject of the ancients, for he talked mining and showed some copper claims as well; but a similar tragedy in his own domestic life had evoked a profound admiration for Socrates.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And if Wiley understood what lay behind his words he gave no hint to the Colonel.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet when, as sometimes happened, the Colonel tried to draw him out, he shook his head stubbornly and was dumb.
Wiley
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From this reading And if Wiley understood what lay behind his words he gave no hint to the Colonel.
words
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From this reading And if Wiley understood what lay behind his words he gave no hint to the Colonel.
years
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From this reading THE BROKEN TRUST To seek always for Truth and Justice and the common good of mankind has seldom had its earthly reward but, twenty-three hundred and fifteen years after he drank the cup of hemlock, the soul of Socrates received its oration.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet when, as sometimes happened, the Colonel tried to draw him out, he shook his head stubbornly and was dumb.
