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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 It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
all
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always
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anxiety is over--the tension of nerves is relaxed; and yet--and yet!
Anxiety
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From this reading Anxiety is over--the tension of nerves is relaxed; and yet--and yet!
apt
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From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
ardent
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From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
bedroom
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can explain it?
cause
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
condition
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
creatures
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
curious
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disappointed
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
dissatisfaction
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From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
Doctor's
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
else
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
explain
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From this reading Who can explain it?
fact
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From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
give
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
go
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
gratified
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From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
library
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
Maynard
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men
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most
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From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
moved
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
nerves
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From this reading Anxiety is over--the tension of nerves is relaxed; and yet--and yet!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
often
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
old
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Anxiety is over--the tension of nerves is relaxed; and yet--and yet!
own
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
passion
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
pretty
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
probably
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
relaxed
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From this reading Anxiety is over--the tension of nerves is relaxed; and yet--and yet!
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
sad
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
sadness
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
sense
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From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
set
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From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
smiles
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
smoke
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
Sylvia
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
tea-party
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
temperament
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
temperamental
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tension
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From this reading Anxiety is over--the tension of nerves is relaxed; and yet--and yet!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anxiety is over--the tension of nerves is relaxed; and yet--and yet!
there
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
unable
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
unaccountable
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From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
undisputed
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From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
ungrateful
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From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
up
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
way
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
weeping
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From this reading It is a question of “temperament” we must suppose,--and probably it was a “temperamental” condition that moved pretty Sylvia Maynard to go, after the pleasant little tea-party was over and the men had retired to smoke in the old Doctor’s library, up to her own little bedroom and there give way to a passion of weeping.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who can explain it?
wishes
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From this reading It is a curious, but undisputed fact that when our most ardent wishes are suddenly gratified, an unaccountable sense of dissatisfaction is apt to set in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We are all ungrateful creatures, often sad when there is no cause for sadness, and disappointed with good fortune when it smiles upon us,--we would always have a “something else” though we are unable to explain what that “something else” should be.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Anxiety is over--the tension of nerves is relaxed; and yet--and yet!
