Chapter XVII
He turned and glanced at his companion. Sophy was looking very sweet and very wistful. The warm touch of her fingers was grateful. Her sympathy was like some welcome flower in a wilderness. His heart ached with a new desire.
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Chapter XVII
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He
turned
and
glanced
at
his
companion.
Sophy
was
looking
very
sweet
and
very
wistful.
The
warm
touch
of
her
fingers
was
grateful.
Her
sympathy
was
like
some
welcome
flower
in
a
wilderness.
His
heart
ached
with
a
new
desire.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
turned
and
glanced
at
his
companion.
Line 2
Sophy
was
looking
very
sweet
and
very
wistful.
Line 3
The
warm
touch
of
her
fingers
was
grateful.
Line 4
Her
sympathy
was
like
some
welcome
flower
in
a
wilderness.
Line 5
His
heart
ached
with
a
new
desire.
Learner Dictionary
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Wilderness
noun
US /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “Her sympathy was like some welcome flower in a wilderness.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ached
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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companion
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desire
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fingers
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flower
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glanced
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grateful
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heart
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned and glanced at his companion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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like
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looking
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new
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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some
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Sophy
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sweet
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sympathy
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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touch
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turned
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very
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warm
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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welcome
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wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Her sympathy was like some welcome flower in a wilderness.
wistful
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From this reading Sophy was looking very sweet and very wistful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His heart ached with a new desire.