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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 Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
affliction
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But have you never asked yourself, 'How if it should _not_ be so after all?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
ALL
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From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But have you never asked yourself, 'How if it should _not_ be so after all?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But have you never asked yourself, 'How if it should _not_ be so after all?
bear
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
bereavement
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
bodily
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
BROTHER
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From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
burden
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But have you never asked yourself, 'How if it should _not_ be so after all?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
Christ
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From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
considered
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From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
consolation
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
crushed
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
exist
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From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
existence
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From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
eyes
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
fact
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From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
felt
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
find
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
flat
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
gladness
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From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
God
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From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
grave
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From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
heart
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
heart-burnings
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
How
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From this reading But have you never asked yourself, 'How if it should _not_ be so after all?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But have you never asked yourself, 'How if it should _not_ be so after all?
Immortality
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From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
joy
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From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
likely
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From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
longer
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
LOST
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From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
made
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
mental
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
mere
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From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But have you never asked yourself, 'How if it should _not_ be so after all?
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
old
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
ones
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From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
only
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From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
pain
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
probably
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From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
reason
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From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
SEE
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From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
set
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But have you never asked yourself, 'How if it should _not_ be so after all?
similar
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From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But have you never asked yourself, 'How if it should _not_ be so after all?
some
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
sorrow
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
sorrows
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
stale
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
suffered
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
thousand
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
too
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
trivialities
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
unprofitable
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
weary
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From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How if I should open my eyes in the next world to find again all the old sorrows, the old heart-burnings, and the thousand and one trivialities which have made this world so weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable?'
WHOMpronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
why
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From this reading Have you never considered that the mere fact of the existence of these sorrows in this world--the only one of which you know anything--is in itself a reason why it is likely that such sorrows, or similar ones, should exist in the world of which you know nothing?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
world
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From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _I SEE THE BROTHER WHOM WE HAVE ALL LOST._ "You believe probably in God, in Christ, and in Immortality, and you look with joy and gladness to the life beyond the grave.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Probably, too, you have suffered, as we all have at some time, from bodily pain, mental affliction or bereavement, until your heart has been broken and crushed, and you have felt that you could bear your burden no longer were it not for the consolation that sorrow can last no longer than life, and that the next world will set this world right.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But have you never asked yourself, 'How if it should _not_ be so after all?
