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affected
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
affection
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From this reading “I can well conceive,” said he, “your affection for Mr. Darrell.
all
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From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
anxious
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
beech-woods
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
benefactor
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
CALLED
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
calling
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can well conceive,” said he, “your affection for Mr. Darrell.
CANONS
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
CHANGEABLE
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
Colonel
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
conceive
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From this reading “I can well conceive,” said he, “your affection for Mr. Darrell.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
CREEDS
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
CRITICAL
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
Darrell
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From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
Darrell's
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
distinction
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
due
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
EACHdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
eloquent
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
evinced
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
Fawley
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
FINANCIAL
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
FIXED
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I can well conceive,” said he, “your affection for Mr. Darrell.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
GENERATION
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
George
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From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
gloomy
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
greeting
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can well conceive,” said he, “your affection for Mr. Darrell.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
interest
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
kinsman
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
learning
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
less
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
Lionel
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
Lionel's
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From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
lodgings
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From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
man
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
MATTERS
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
Morley's
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
Mr
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From this reading “I can well conceive,” said he, “your affection for Mr. Darrell.
much
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From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
musing
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From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
nephew
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
OPINIONS
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
OTHER
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
OWN
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
perceptibly
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
POETRY
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
POLITICAL
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
preacher
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
QUESTIONS
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
received
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
respect
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
respecting
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From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
said
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From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
SETTLED
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
spontaneous
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
sympathy
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
SYSTEMS
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
TASTEverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
tempered
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
tenderness
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
theme
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
thus
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
uncle
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From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
warmed
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From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lionel was perceptibly affected by learning that Darrell had thus suddenly returned to the gloomy beech-woods of Fawley; and he evinced his anxious interest in his benefactor with so much spontaneous tenderness of feeling that George, as if in sympathy, warmed into the same theme.
way
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From this reading George, musing much over all that his uncle had said respecting Darrell, took his way to Lionel’s lodgings.
WELL
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From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
WHATEVERdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading EACH GENERATION HAS ITS OWN CRITICAL CANONS IN POETRY AS WELL AS IN POLITICAL CREEDS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, OR WHATEVER OTHER CHANGEABLE MATTERS OF TASTE ARE CALLED “SETTLED QUESTIONS” AND “FIXED OPINIONS.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
young
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From this reading The young man received him with the cordial greeting due from Darrell’s kinsman to Colonel Morley’s nephew, but tempered by the respect no less due to the distinction and the calling of the eloquent preacher.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I can well conceive,” said he, “your affection for Mr. Darrell.
