Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

later than; following

From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

Recollections of past events.

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

not any; not one

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

at the time that

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

in or at the place that

From this reading It is a trite axiom, but no less true than trite, that we are always happiest when we are most unconscious of happiness,--when the simple fact of mere existence is enough for us,--when we do not know how, or when, or where the causes for our pleasure come in, and when we are content to live as the birds and flowers live, just for the one day’s innocent delight, untroubled by any thoughts concerning the past or future.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading Every morning he rose up to some new and harmless delight, among surroundings of perfect sweetness and peace,--order, cleanliness, kindness, good-humour and cheerfulness were the hourly investiture of the household,--and after he had been with “Kiss-Letty” two or three days Boy began dimly to wonder whether there really was such an individual as “Poo Sing,” or such a large lady as “Muzzy,” in the world.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading But even with men and women not so fortunately situated the days when they were happy without knowing it remain put away in their memories as the sweetest time of life, and are recalled to them again and again with more or less poignancy, when pain and disappointment, deceit, cruelty, and harshness unwind the rose-coloured veil of romance from persons and things and show them the world at its worst.

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From this reading Boy, in the house of Miss Letitia Leslie, was just now living the unconscious life, and making for himself such a picture gallery of sweet little souvenirs as were destined to return to him in years to come sharpened with pain, and embittered by a profitless regret.

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From this reading This is a state of mind which is generally supposed to vanish with early youth, though there are some few peculiarly endowed natures, sufficiently well poised, and confident of the flowing in of eternal goodness everywhere, to be serenely joyous with all the trust of a little child to the very extreme of old age.