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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 Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
all
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
always
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From this reading It is always at hand in an emergency--a guard of honour to the soul.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
anankê
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
antipathetic
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
apathy
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
broad
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
cheveril
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
circumstance
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
constitutional
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
conviction
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
creeds
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From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
ell
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
emergency
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From this reading It is always at hand in an emergency--a guard of honour to the soul.
expressed
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
eyes
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
FAMILY
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
felt
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
fire
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
form
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From this reading Now this inherent optimism is at least a serviceable weapon when it takes the form of self-reliance.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
goddess
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
Greek
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
guard
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From this reading It is always at hand in an emergency--a guard of honour to the soul.
hand
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From this reading It is always at hand in an emergency--a guard of honour to the soul.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
honour
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From this reading It is always at hand in an emergency--a guard of honour to the soul.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
inch
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
individual
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From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
inherent
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From this reading Now this inherent optimism is at least a serviceable weapon when it takes the form of self-reliance.
INSERTED
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
learn
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From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now this inherent optimism is at least a serviceable weapon when it takes the form of self-reliance.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
like
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
lodging-house
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
loneliness
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From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
MAGAZINE
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
moods
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
most
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
NARRATIVE
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
narrow
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
needed
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
NEVERnounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
night
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
Now
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From this reading Now this inherent optimism is at least a serviceable weapon when it takes the form of self-reliance.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
only
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
optimism
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
personal
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
Polyhistor
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
POLYHISTOR'S
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
precipitate
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From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
pull
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
quality
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
resignation
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
Romeo's
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
room
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
sat
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
self-reliance
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From this reading Now this inherent optimism is at least a serviceable weapon when it takes the form of self-reliance.
self-respect
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From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
serviceable
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From this reading Now this inherent optimism is at least a serviceable weapon when it takes the form of self-reliance.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
soul
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From this reading It is always at hand in an emergency--a guard of honour to the soul.
spontaneity
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
stretch
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
surroundings
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
takes
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From this reading Now this inherent optimism is at least a serviceable weapon when it takes the form of self-reliance.
tawdry
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this inherent optimism is at least a serviceable weapon when it takes the form of self-reliance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
truism
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From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
very
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
weapon
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From this reading Now this inherent optimism is at least a serviceable weapon when it takes the form of self-reliance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now this inherent optimism is at least a serviceable weapon when it takes the form of self-reliance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
wit
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The loneliness of individual life must learn self-respect from within, not without; and were all creeds to be mixed, that truism should be found their precipitate.
wooing
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From this reading Indeed, he felt his wit, like Romeo's, to be of cheveril; and his conviction that it needed only the pull of circumstance to stretch it "from an inch narrow to an ell broad" expressed but the very wooing quality of a constitutional optimism.
WRITTEN
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From this reading OF POLYHISTOR'S NARRATIVE WRITTEN FOR, BUT NEVER INSERTED IN, THE ----- FAMILY MAGAZINE The eyes of Polyhistor--as he sat before the fire at night--took in the tawdry surroundings of his lodging-house room with nothing of that apathy of resignation to his personal [Greek: anankê] which of all moods is to Fortune, the goddess of spontaneity, the most antipathetic.
