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n. The state of being grateful

n. Gratitude; thankfulness.

n. The state or quality of being grateful, agreeable, or pleasing.

n. warm friendly feelings of gratitude

"And hence a kind of gratefulness for this welling up in her."

grated    gratefulness    grates    grating   

noise    vex    get at    chafe    nark    nettle    gravel    bother    devil    irritate   

abrade    rub    revolving grate    bodner′ s screw grate    sectional grate    inclined grate    step-grate   

grated    grating    grater   

agreeable    fret    irritate    offend    framed    grating    screen    basket    grille   

Ate    Cate    Est    Fate    Haight    Iwate    Kate    Kuwait    Nate    Solid-state   

fireplace    stave    creak    hiss    chimney    scrape    rasp    clang    pipe    staircase