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Look! We Have Come Through!
Look! We Have Come Through!

Chapter I

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LOOK!
WE HAVE COME THROUGH!
Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.
They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.
The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Look! We Have Come Through!

Chapter I

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LOOK!
/look/
Line 2
WE HAVE COME THROUGH!
/wiː hæv come ˈthrough/
Line 3
Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.
Line 4
They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.
Line 5
The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.”

COME noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “WE HAVE COME THROUGH!”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.”

HAVE auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “WE HAVE COME THROUGH!”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading “They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.”

LOOK noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LOOK!”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.”

Pieces noun US /pieces/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.”

Sixth noun US /sixth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.”

THROUGH noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “WE HAVE COME THROUGH!”

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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 They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

also

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

Anthology

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

appeared

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

COMEnounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading WE HAVE COME THROUGH!

comes

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

confession

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

considered

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

covered

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

crisis

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

development

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

English

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

essential

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

experience

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

Georgian

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading WE HAVE COME THROUGH!

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

history

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

Imagist

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

intended

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

intrinsic

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

LOOKnounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LOOK!

loss

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

lot

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

love

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

lustre

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

man

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

man's

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

manhood

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

many

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

married

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

marries

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

much

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

organic

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

other

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

period

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

pieces

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

poems

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

Poetry

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

protagonist

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

revealing

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

Review

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

roughly

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

separately

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

single

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

sixthnounUS /sixth/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

Some

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From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

story

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

struggling

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Some of these poems have appeared in the "English Review" and in "Poetry," also in the "Georgian Anthology" and the "Imagist Anthology" THESE poems should not be considered separately, as so many single pieces.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading WE HAVE COME THROUGH!

throws

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

unfolding

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

WEpronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WE HAVE COME THROUGH!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

whole

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From this reading They are intended as an essential story, or history, or confession, unfolding one from the other in organic development, the whole revealing the intrinsic experience of a man during the crisis of manhood, when he marries and comes into himself.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

woman

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.

world

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From this reading The period covered is, roughly, the sixth lustre of a man's life _After much struggling and loss in love and in the world of man, the protagonist throws in his lot with a woman who is already married.