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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 For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The months after Theresa's departure had been black ones for Alexander.
Alexander
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From this reading The months after Theresa's departure had been black ones for Alexander.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
bade
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
battled
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From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
bedtime
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The months after Theresa's departure had been black ones for Alexander.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
black
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From this reading The months after Theresa's departure had been black ones for Alexander.
burnt
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From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
coldly
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
darkness
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
departure
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From this reading The months after Theresa's departure had been black ones for Alexander.
desired
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From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
existence
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From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
extinguished
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From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
face
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From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
firelight
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
fleetly
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From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The months after Theresa's departure had been black ones for Alexander.
gazing
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
glad
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From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
glow
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
good-night
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The months after Theresa's departure had been black ones for Alexander.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
hate
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
heart
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From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
leave
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
like
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From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
lips
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
lived
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From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
luring
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From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
mantelpiece
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
meant
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From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
months
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From this reading The months after Theresa's departure had been black ones for Alexander.
mountains
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From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
much
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From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
off
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
ones
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From this reading The months after Theresa's departure had been black ones for Alexander.
pictures
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
quietly
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
reason
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
scars
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From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
singleness
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From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
sleep
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
small
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From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
smiling
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
steal
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From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
stronger
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From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The months after Theresa's departure had been black ones for Alexander.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
Theresa
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From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
Theresa's
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From this reading The months after Theresa's departure had been black ones for Alexander.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
threw
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
too
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
trained
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
tried
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From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
turned
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
unfaithfulness
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From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
unwilling
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
up
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From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
vivid
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From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He threw her off, he trained himself to look coldly at the pictures on the mantelpiece, to tell her he had good reason to hate those smiling lips; but at bedtime, when he stood in the glow of the firelight and looked up at her, and bade her his unwilling good-night, he had no heart to leave her gazing into the darkness, and quietly turned her on her face, that she, too, might sleep.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
wife
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From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
winds
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From this reading For a time her face lived before him like a flame, but it had been extinguished by the winds of the mountains as he battled through them, and though his hands were burnt, he was glad of the scars.
woman
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From this reading They told him he was stronger than the small vivid woman who had tried to steal his heart and the singleness of mind that meant so much to him.
work
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From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He desired nothing but his work to wife, yet Theresa had come fleetly into his existence, luring him to unfaithfulness.
