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Ruth

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pathosnounThe quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
pitynoun(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
commiserationnounThe act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.
sultan of swatnoununited states professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
babe ruthGeorge Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.
george herman ruthnoununited states professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

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pitynoun(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
commiserationnounThe act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.
pathosnounThe quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
babe ruthGeorge Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.
george herman ruthnoununited states professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
sultan of swatnoununited states professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
compassionnounDeep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.
beautynoun(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.
mrsnounAbbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.
dungnoun(uncountable) Manure; animal excrement.
clarencenounA kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.
roynoun(countable) A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
rothnounA surname.
luinounA surname from Chinese.
contritionnounThe state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
regretnounTo feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
sorrownoun(uncountable) unhappiness, woe
remorsenounA feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
sympathynounA feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
compunctionnounA pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

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