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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 He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
accepting
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
all
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
allowed
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From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These melancholy openings which take place in the gloom before despair, are tempting.
aside
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From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
bar
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From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
barricade
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From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading These melancholy openings which take place in the gloom before despair, are tempting.
brain
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
Chanvrerie
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From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
conscious
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
darkness
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From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
de
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From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
desire
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
despair
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From this reading These melancholy openings which take place in the gloom before despair, are tempting.
destiny
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From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
die
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From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
door
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From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
effect
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From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
emerged
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From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
end
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
fate
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
fixed
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
garden
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From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
gloom
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From this reading These melancholy openings which take place in the gloom before despair, are tempting.
go
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From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
grief
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
hand
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From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
incapable
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
intoxication
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
key
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From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
knocked
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From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
la
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From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
longer
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
love
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
Mad
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
Marius
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From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
melancholy
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From this reading These melancholy openings which take place in the gloom before despair, are tempting.
months
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
offered
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From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
often
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From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
once
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
openings
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From this reading These melancholy openings which take place in the gloom before despair, are tempting.
opportunity
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From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
overwhelmed
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
pass
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From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
place
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From this reading These melancholy openings which take place in the gloom before despair, are tempting.
presented
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From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
produced
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From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
remaining
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
reveries
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
Rue
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From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
said
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From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
solid
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
speedy
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
summoned
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From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These melancholy openings which take place in the gloom before despair, are tempting.
tempting
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From this reading These melancholy openings which take place in the gloom before despair, are tempting.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
thenceforth
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These melancholy openings which take place in the gloom before despair, are tempting.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
thrust
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From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
tomb
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From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
two
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
voice
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From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The voice which had summoned Marius through the twilight to the barricade of the Rue de la Chanvrerie, had produced on him the effect of the voice of destiny.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Marius thrust aside the bar which had so often allowed him to pass, emerged from the garden, and said: “I will go.”
wished
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From this reading He wished to die; the opportunity presented itself; he knocked at the door of the tomb, a hand in the darkness offered him the key.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
youth
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From this reading Mad with grief, no longer conscious of anything fixed or solid in his brain, incapable of accepting anything thenceforth of fate after those two months passed in the intoxication of youth and love, overwhelmed at once by all the reveries of despair, he had but one desire remaining, to make a speedy end of all.
