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abides
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From this reading Later on we find that it is our own loyalty, our own love and charity in which our happiness abides, as the soul abides in the body.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
all
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From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Later on we find that it is our own loyalty, our own love and charity in which our happiness abides, as the soul abides in the body.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Later on we find that it is our own loyalty, our own love and charity in which our happiness abides, as the soul abides in the body.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
birthright
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From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later on we find that it is our own loyalty, our own love and charity in which our happiness abides, as the soul abides in the body.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But later on we find that it is not so.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
charity
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From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
discover
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From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
early
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From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
entail
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From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
fails
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From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
find
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From this reading But later on we find that it is not so.
Happiness
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From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
inalienable
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From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
inextricably
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From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
interwoven
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From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
just
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From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
lack
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From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
later
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From this reading But later on we find that it is not so.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
love
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From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
loyalty
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From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
misadventure
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From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
misery
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From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
mislaid
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From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But later on we find that it is not so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But later on we find that it is not so.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
own
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From this reading Later on we find that it is our own loyalty, our own love and charity in which our happiness abides, as the soul abides in the body.
qualities
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From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
reach
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From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
seek
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From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But later on we find that it is not so.
soul
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From this reading Later on we find that it is our own loyalty, our own love and charity in which our happiness abides, as the soul abides in the body.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
unselfishness
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From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In early life we believe that it is just these qualities in those we love that make our happiness, just the lack of them that entail our misery.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Later on we find that it is our own loyalty, our own love and charity in which our happiness abides, as the soul abides in the body.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Happiness is inextricably interwoven with loyalty, love, unselfishness, the charity that never fails.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
years
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From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
youth
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From this reading So we discover at last that happiness is within the reach of all of us, the inalienable birthright of all of us, and that if by misadventure we have mislaid it in our youth we know where to seek it in after years.
