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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 There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
achieve
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
ADVERSITYnounUS /ədˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
affairs
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
allowed
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From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
almost
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
any
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
apt
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From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
aware
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From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
career
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
case
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From this reading In the case of Mr. Rawn the reverse of this was true.
commonplace
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
community
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
distinguish
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
distinguished
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
fact
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From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
fail
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From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
failed
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
far
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
fashion
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
fellow-men
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
future
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From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
herein
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From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
hold
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From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
hope
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From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
humdrum
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
imagination
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From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
indeed
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
interest
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
just
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From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
justice
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
lack
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
like
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
lived
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
lives
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
man
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From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
many
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
married
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
Mr
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
others
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
purpose
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From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
Rawn
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
restrict
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From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
reverse
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From this reading In the case of Mr. Rawn the reverse of this was true.
shown
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
small
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
some
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
somewhat
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
story
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From this reading For the man who is commonplace and who is aware of the fact, the future is apt to have but little hope, nor is his story apt to hold any interest.
success
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
There
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
thus
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
TRIUMPHANT
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
true
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From this reading In the case of Mr. Rawn the reverse of this was true.
unspectacular
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
urged
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From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
view
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From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the case of Mr. Rawn the reverse of this was true.
way
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From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There are many of us who have been born in this or that small community, who have lived somewhat humdrum lives, have married in a somewhat humdrum way, and who have, in like unspectacular fashion, failed to achieve any distinguished success in affairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN ADVERSITY TRIUMPHANT I It might with some justice be urged that, thus far in his life, Mr. Rawn has shown little to distinguish him from his fellow-men; that indeed his career has been commonplace almost to the point of lack of interest to others.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, did we restrict ourselves to this point of view, we must fail of our purpose herein, just as Mr. Rawn himself would have failed had he allowed himself no imagination in his view of himself.
