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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
adolescence
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From this reading The ripening self-consciousness of adolescence developed this into a clearly felt insufficiency.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
altogether
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
CLASS
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
clearly
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From this reading The ripening self-consciousness of adolescence developed this into a clearly felt insufficiency.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
developed
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From this reading The ripening self-consciousness of adolescence developed this into a clearly felt insufficiency.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
discover
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From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
dissatisfaction
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From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
distract
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
dress
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
drifted
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From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During these periods it was greyly evident that there was something, something vital in life, lacking.
earlier
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
earthly
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From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
enveloped
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From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
Epipontia
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
evident
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From this reading During these periods it was greyly evident that there was something, something vital in life, lacking.
felt
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From this reading The ripening self-consciousness of adolescence developed this into a clearly felt insufficiency.
fog
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From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
going
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From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
gone
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From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
greyly
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From this reading During these periods it was greyly evident that there was something, something vital in life, lacking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
happy
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
haunted
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From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
insufficiency
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From this reading The ripening self-consciousness of adolescence developed this into a clearly felt insufficiency.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The ripening self-consciousness of adolescence developed this into a clearly felt insufficiency.
irrevocable
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From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
Kipps
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
lacking
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From this reading During these periods it was greyly evident that there was something, something vital in life, lacking.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
like
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From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
mere
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
miseries
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
mitigate
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
much
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
now
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From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
optimism
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
periods
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From this reading During these periods it was greyly evident that there was something, something vital in life, lacking.
present
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
reason
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From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
ripening
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From this reading The ripening self-consciousness of adolescence developed this into a clearly felt insufficiency.
sea
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From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
seaside
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
Sec
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
self-consciousness
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From this reading The ripening self-consciousness of adolescence developed this into a clearly felt insufficiency.
services
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
some
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From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading During these periods it was greyly evident that there was something, something vital in life, lacking.
studies
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
suspicion
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From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During these periods it was greyly evident that there was something, something vital in life, lacking.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
there
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From this reading During these periods it was greyly evident that there was something, something vital in life, lacking.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The ripening self-consciousness of adolescence developed this into a clearly felt insufficiency.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
thoughts
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
vague
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From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
Venus
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
vital
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From this reading During these periods it was greyly evident that there was something, something vital in life, lacking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During these periods it was greyly evident that there was something, something vital in life, lacking.
way
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From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A vague dissatisfaction with life drifted about him and every now and again enveloped him like a sea fog.
WOOD-CARVING
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From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE WOOD-CARVING CLASS Sec.1 Though these services to Venus Epipontia, the seaside Venus, and these studies in the art of dress, did much to distract his thoughts and mitigate his earlier miseries, it would be mere optimism to present Kipps as altogether happy.
wrong
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From this reading For no earthly reason that Kipps could discover, he was haunted by a suspicion that life was going wrong or had already gone wrong in some irrevocable way.
