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Love,—and the Philosopher
Love,—and the Philosopher

Chapter I

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_“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.
It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”
Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.
There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.
The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.
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Love,—and the Philosopher

Chapter I

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.
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It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”
Line 3
Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.
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There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.
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The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

Learner Dictionary

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

Either determiner US /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading “The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.””

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.”

Whatever determiner US /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading “There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.”

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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 Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

abnormal

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From this reading It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”

absolutely

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From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

acquaintance

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From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

admittance

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”

any

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From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

Barrabas

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

better

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

brain

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From this reading There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.

call

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From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

character

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

common

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

cynical

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

designed

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

Diana

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

doubtful

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From this reading There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.

drawn

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From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

emotionalisms

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From this reading There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.

English

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

episodes

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From this reading It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”

etc

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

Everlasting

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

everyday

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

evil

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

evolve

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

figure

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From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

finds

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

fit

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From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

following

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

girl

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

gradually

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

homes

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

Innocent

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”

ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

LifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

live

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

moralities

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From this reading There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.

most

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

neurotic

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From this reading It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”

ordinary

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

overstrained

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From this reading There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.

Person

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From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

personages

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From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

philosophers

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

press

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

problems

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From this reading It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”

psychoanalysis

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From this reading It has no “abnormal” or “neurotic” episodes; no “problems” and no “psychoanalysis.”

purposely

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

quiet

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

rose

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

Satan

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

Self

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

selfish

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

sensational

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

sentiment

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

sex

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From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

simplest

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

Sorrows

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

storms

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From this reading There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.

story

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

tale

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From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

Thelma

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.

There

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From this reading There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.

thrills

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From this reading There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

type

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From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

unnatural

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From this reading There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading There are no “thrills,” no “brain storms,” no “doubtful moralities”--no unnatural overstrained “emotionalisms,” whatever.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Its “sentiment” is of an ordinary, everyday type, common to quiet English homes where the “sensational” press finds no admittance, and where a girl may live her life as innocent of evil as a rose;--where even the most selfish of cynical “philosophers” may gradually evolve something better than Self.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The personages who figure in the tale are drawn absolutely from life--“still life” I might call it--and are fit to make the acquaintance of any “Young Person” of either sex.

Young

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From this reading _“Thelma,” “Barrabas,” “The Sorrows of Satan,” “The Life Everlasting,” “Innocent,” “The Young Diana,” etc._ The following story is of the simplest character, purposely so designed.