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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 When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
add
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From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
alloy
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
anxiety
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
anxious
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
attaining
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From this reading He has reached the limit; Fate can do no more; and there is a satisfaction in attaining the ultimate of things.
back
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From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
boots
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
certain
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From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
coat
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
collar
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
consequently
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From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
daintily
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
despair
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He has reached the limit; Fate can do no more; and there is a satisfaction in attaining the ultimate of things.
eager
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
ears
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
Fate
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From this reading He has reached the limit; Fate can do no more; and there is a satisfaction in attaining the ultimate of things.
fills
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From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
find
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
foul
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
gloomy
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From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
happiness
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From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
happy
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From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
head
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
horizon
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From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
hour
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From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
illumines
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From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has reached the limit; Fate can do no more; and there is a satisfaction in attaining the ultimate of things.
inadvertently
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
inflict
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From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
joy
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
limit
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From this reading He has reached the limit; Fate can do no more; and there is a satisfaction in attaining the ultimate of things.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
man
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
misery
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From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
more
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
muddy
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
peacefully
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From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
picks
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
plunging
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
polished
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
pool
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
ray
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From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
reached
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From this reading He has reached the limit; Fate can do no more; and there is a satisfaction in attaining the ultimate of things.
satisfaction
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From this reading He has reached the limit; Fate can do no more; and there is a satisfaction in attaining the ultimate of things.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
seem
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
shelter
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
shower
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
soil
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
Strange
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
street
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
then
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
there
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From this reading He has reached the limit; Fate can do no more; and there is a satisfaction in attaining the ultimate of things.
things
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From this reading He has reached the limit; Fate can do no more; and there is a satisfaction in attaining the ultimate of things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
turns
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
ultimate
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From this reading He has reached the limit; Fate can do no more; and there is a satisfaction in attaining the ultimate of things.
up
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
utter
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
water
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
way
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From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
weather
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From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who daintily picks his way along a muddy street is anxious lest he soil his polished boots, or turns up his coat collar to save himself from the shower that is beginning, eager then to find a shelter; but let him inadvertently step into a pool, plunging head over ears into foul water, and after that he has no more anxiety.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Nothing that weather can inflict will add to his misery, and consequently a ray of happiness illumines his gloomy horizon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Strange as it may seem, utter despair is not without its alloy of joy.
wonder
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From this reading When I look back upon a certain hour of my life it fills me with wonder that I should have been so peacefully happy.
