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always
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
another's
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From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
cheaply
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From this reading Sell yourself cheaply and you shall be used lightly and trampled under foot.
dearly
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From this reading Hold yourself dearly, however unworthily, and you will be respected.
discrimination
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From this reading Society, in the mass, lacks woefully in the matter of discrimination.
doing
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sell yourself cheaply and you shall be used lightly and trampled under foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
forth
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
generosity
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From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
held
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From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
Hold
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From this reading Hold yourself dearly, however unworthily, and you will be respected.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Hold yourself dearly, however unworthily, and you will be respected.
immemorial
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
Jennie
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
lacks
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From this reading Society, in the mass, lacks woefully in the matter of discrimination.
lightly
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From this reading Sell yourself cheaply and you shall be used lightly and trampled under foot.
mass
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From this reading Society, in the mass, lacks woefully in the matter of discrimination.
matter
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From this reading Society, in the mass, lacks woefully in the matter of discrimination.
nearly
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From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
offers
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From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
others
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
quality
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From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
respected
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From this reading Hold yourself dearly, however unworthily, and you will be respected.
Sell
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From this reading Sell yourself cheaply and you shall be used lightly and trampled under foot.
service
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From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Sell yourself cheaply and you shall be used lightly and trampled under foot.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
society
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From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
struggled
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
thrust
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
thus
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
trampled
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From this reading Sell yourself cheaply and you shall be used lightly and trampled under foot.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sell yourself cheaply and you shall be used lightly and trampled under foot.
unduly
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
unworthily
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From this reading Hold yourself dearly, however unworthily, and you will be respected.
used
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From this reading Sell yourself cheaply and you shall be used lightly and trampled under foot.
vainly
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
well
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Hold yourself dearly, however unworthily, and you will be respected.
willingly
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From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
wishing
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
woefully
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From this reading Society, in the mass, lacks woefully in the matter of discrimination.
world
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From this reading The world into which Jennie was thus unduly thrust forth was that in which virtue has always vainly struggled since time immemorial; for virtue is the wishing well and the doing well unto others.
worthless
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From this reading Virtue is that quality of generosity which offers itself willingly for another’s service, and, being this, it is held by society to be nearly worthless.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sell yourself cheaply and you shall be used lightly and trampled under foot.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Sell yourself cheaply and you shall be used lightly and trampled under foot.
