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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 This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
act
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From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He realised it doubly now, and regretted that he had changed his determination of not seeing him again.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
Age
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From this reading Age, twenty years of prayer, his life as clergyman, had not subdued the unregenerate man within him.
almost
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
also
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From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Age, twenty years of prayer, his life as clergyman, had not subdued the unregenerate man within him.
back
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
banished
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
beauty
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
changed
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From this reading He realised it doubly now, and regretted that he had changed his determination of not seeing him again.
child
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From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
clergyman
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From this reading Age, twenty years of prayer, his life as clergyman, had not subdued the unregenerate man within him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
cost
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From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
days
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From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
death
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
delicate
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
determination
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From this reading He realised it doubly now, and regretted that he had changed his determination of not seeing him again.
doubly
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From this reading He realised it doubly now, and regretted that he had changed his determination of not seeing him again.
exile
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From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
full
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From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
grace
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
immediately
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He realised it doubly now, and regretted that he had changed his determination of not seeing him again.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
living
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
lo
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
lustre
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
man
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From this reading Age, twenty years of prayer, his life as clergyman, had not subdued the unregenerate man within him.
Monseigneur's
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From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
mother
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From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
mourned
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He realised it doubly now, and regretted that he had changed his determination of not seeing him again.
now
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
plenitude
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
portrait
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
prayer
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From this reading Age, twenty years of prayer, his life as clergyman, had not subdued the unregenerate man within him.
presence
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
prudence
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From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
realised
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From this reading He realised it doubly now, and regretted that he had changed his determination of not seeing him again.
regretted
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From this reading He realised it doubly now, and regretted that he had changed his determination of not seeing him again.
remaining
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
resentment
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From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
return
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From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
seeing
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
son
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From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
subdued
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From this reading Age, twenty years of prayer, his life as clergyman, had not subdued the unregenerate man within him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
trouble
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From this reading Since the return of his son to him Monseigneur’s days had been full of trouble.
twenty
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
unregenerate
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From this reading Age, twenty years of prayer, his life as clergyman, had not subdued the unregenerate man within him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading This long exile, this resentment against a child whose life had cost that of the mother, was also an act of prudence.
wife
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Age, twenty years of prayer, his life as clergyman, had not subdued the unregenerate man within him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
years
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
youth
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From this reading After having banished him from his presence almost immediately upon the death of his wife, and remaining without seeing him for twenty years, lo! he had now come back to him in the plenitude and lustre of youth, the living portrait of the one he had so mourned, with the same delicate grace and beauty.
