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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 "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
accomplishments
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From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
acquainted
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
acted
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
all
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From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
asserted
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From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
better
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
book
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
breaking
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
certain
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From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
claim
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
concealed
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
conscious
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From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
crimes
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
DE
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From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
defect
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
entered
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From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
equal
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
example
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From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
existence
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
falsehood
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From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
fellow-mortals
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From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
formed
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
freedom
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
hand
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
heart
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
imitator
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From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
integrity
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From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
introduced
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
Judge
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
knew
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From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
laudable
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
like
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
loudly
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
made
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
man
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From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
mankind
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
mean
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From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
merely
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
mould
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
nature
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From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
occasioned
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
occupy
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
only
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
originality
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
ornament
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
performance
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From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
perhaps
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
present
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From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
probable
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From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
proclaim
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
PROFUNDIS
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From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
read
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
related
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
sometimes
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
sound
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
studied
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
superfluous
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
supposed
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From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
thoughts
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
Thus
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
trumpet
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
truth
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From this reading I may have supposed that certain, which I only knew to be probable, but have never asserted as truth a conscious falsehood.
veracity
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
virtues
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
void
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
wicked
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From this reading "Whenever the last trumpet shall sound, I will present myself before the sovereign Judge with this book in my hand, and loudly proclaim, Thus have I acted; these were my thoughts; such was I. With equal freedom and veracity have I related what was laudable or wicked, I have concealed no crimes, added no virtues; and if I have sometimes introduced superfluous ornament, it was merely to occupy a void occasioned by defect of memory.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
wisely
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I mean to present my fellow-mortals with a man in all the integrity of nature; and this man shall be myself.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "DE PROFUNDIS" "DE PROFUNDIS" "I Have entered on a performance which is without example, whose accomplishments will have no imitator.
work
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From this reading "I know my heart, and have studied mankind; I am not made like anyone I have been acquainted with, perhaps like no one in existence; if not better, I at least claim originality, and whether Nature did wisely in breaking the mould with which she formed me, can only be determined after having read this work.
