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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 A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
achieved
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
aim
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
Ambrose's
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From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
attempted
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
centres
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From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
certain
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
church
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From this reading To them the church services and the various classes and schools were the great objects and excitements of the week.
circle
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From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
classes
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From this reading To them the church services and the various classes and schools were the great objects and excitements of the week.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
effort
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
ever-recurring
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From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
excitements
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From this reading To them the church services and the various classes and schools were the great objects and excitements of the week.
gives
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To them the church services and the various classes and schools were the great objects and excitements of the week.
greater
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
happiness
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
higher
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
hopeful
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
interests
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From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is the last time--'tis the last!'--SCOTT.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is the last time--'tis the last!'--SCOTT.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It is the last time--'tis the last!'--SCOTT.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
MAN
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From this reading THAT MAN.
measure
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
more
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
motives
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
objects
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From this reading To them the church services and the various classes and schools were the great objects and excitements of the week.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
purer
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
Road
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From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
schools
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From this reading To them the church services and the various classes and schools were the great objects and excitements of the week.
SCOTT
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From this reading 'It is the last time--'tis the last!'--SCOTT.
services
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From this reading To them the church services and the various classes and schools were the great objects and excitements of the week.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
St
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From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
success
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
Sundays
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From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT MAN.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'It is the last time--'tis the last!'--SCOTT.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To them the church services and the various classes and schools were the great objects and excitements of the week.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It is the last time--'tis the last!'--SCOTT.
tis
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From this reading 'It is the last time--'tis the last!'--SCOTT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
unmixed
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
various
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From this reading To them the church services and the various classes and schools were the great objects and excitements of the week.
varying
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
week
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From this reading To them the church services and the various classes and schools were the great objects and excitements of the week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
work
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From this reading Sundays were the ever-recurring centres of work and interests to the little circle in St. Ambrose's Road.
zest
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From this reading A certain measure of hopeful effort and varying success is what gives zest to life, and the purer and higher the aim, and the more unmixed the motives, the greater the happiness achieved by the 'something attempted, something done.'
