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Chapter III

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OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.
Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.
James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.
"My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."
There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.
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Young Lives

Chapter III

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.
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Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.
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James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.
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"My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."
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There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.”

Wrench noun US /rɛntʃ/

a sudden twisting movement that causes pain

From this reading “OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.”

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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 Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

accepted

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

all

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

apologise

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

apology

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

appeared

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

arrangements

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

best

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From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

blackest

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From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

boy

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From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

brief

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From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

carefully

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

cruellest

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

day

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

departure

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

detracted

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

dissolves

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From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

ESTHER

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

evening

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

Father

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

following

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

friends

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From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

gentleness

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

go

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From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

going

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

HENRY

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

home

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

James

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

knew

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

learn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

leave

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

literally

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

LOVE

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

man

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

manner

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

matter

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

meant

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

Mesurier

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

moment

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

morrow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

mother

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

out

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From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

resentful

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

resolution

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

said

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

severity

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From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

son

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From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

son's

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

spoken

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

strong

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

tenderness

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From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

terribly

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From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

There

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From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

too

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From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

two

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From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

unnerving

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From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Not literally on the morrow, for the following evening he had appeared before his father to apologise for the manner--carefully for the manner, not _the matter_,--in which he had spoken to him the evening before, and asked for a day or two in which to make his arrangements for departure.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

winning

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From this reading There is something terribly winning and unnerving to the blackest resolution, when the severity of the strong dissolves for a brief moment into tenderness.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading James Mesurier was too strong a man to be resentful, and he accepted his son's apology with a gentleness that, as each knew, detracted nothing from the resolution which each had come to.

world

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From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

wrenchnounUS /rɛntʃ/

a sudden twisting movement that causes pain

From this reading OF THE LOVE OF HENRY AND ESTHER Father and son had both meant what they said; and even the mother, for whom it would be the cruellest wrench of all, knew that Henry was going to leave home.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "My boy," he said, "you will never have such good friends as your father and mother; but it is best that you go out into the world to learn it."