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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 "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
achieved
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
act
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
actions
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
all
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
anguish
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From this reading Even now, as he held Sunny in his arms, he was consumed by remorse and anguish.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
arms
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
bounds
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
bursting
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
cherish
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From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
consequences
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
consumed
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From this reading Even now, as he held Sunny in his arms, he was consumed by remorse and anguish.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
daughter
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
days
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
emotion
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
escaped
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From this reading And yet the greatest of all prizes had escaped him--peace of mind.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even now, as he held Sunny in his arms, he was consumed by remorse and anguish.
evermore
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From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
exterior
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
felt
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
followed
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
founts
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
greatest
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From this reading And yet the greatest of all prizes had escaped him--peace of mind.
guard
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From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
haunted
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
held
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From this reading Even now, as he held Sunny in his arms, he was consumed by remorse and anguish.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And yet the greatest of all prizes had escaped him--peace of mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
holding
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
immense
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From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
Japanese
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
jealously
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
long-locked
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
mad
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
man
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
men
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet the greatest of all prizes had escaped him--peace of mind.
now
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From this reading Even now, as he held Sunny in his arms, he was consumed by remorse and anguish.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
own
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From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
peace
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From this reading And yet the greatest of all prizes had escaped him--peace of mind.
pent
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
prizes
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From this reading And yet the greatest of all prizes had escaped him--peace of mind.
proverb
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
remorse
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From this reading Even now, as he held Sunny in his arms, he was consumed by remorse and anguish.
says
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
sell
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
some
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
souls
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
steely
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
Stephen
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
Sunny
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From this reading Even now, as he held Sunny in his arms, he was consumed by remorse and anguish.
surely
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
up
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
Wainwright
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From this reading Stephen Wainwright, holding his daughter jealously in his arms, felt those long-locked founts of emotion that had been pent up behind his steely exterior bursting all bounds.
wanted
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From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had the immense feeling that he wanted for evermore to cherish and guard this precious thing that was all his own.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet the greatest of all prizes had escaped him--peace of mind.
youth
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From this reading "Our actions are followed by their consequences as surely as a body by its shadow," says the Japanese proverb, and that cruel act of his mad youth had haunted the days of this man, who had achieved all that some men sell their souls for in life.
