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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 I PREVAIL ON PRUDENTIA TO ACCEPT OF A RING.
ACCEPT
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From this reading I PREVAIL ON PRUDENTIA TO ACCEPT OF A RING.
acknowledge
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
affair
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
all
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
attractive
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
beautiful
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
blinded
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
Bürger-platz
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From this reading At the shop of a Jew in the Bürger-platz I procured a handsome ring for Prudentia.
cannon-shot
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
career
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
completely
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
curb
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
determine
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
end
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
expression
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
falling
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
felt
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
fields
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
fortunate
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
future
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
German
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
god
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
green
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the shop of a Jew in the Bürger-platz I procured a handsome ring for Prudentia.
hedges
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
heels
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
helplessly
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
honour
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
hoped
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
how
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I PREVAIL ON PRUDENTIA TO ACCEPT OF A RING.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
inevitably
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
Jew
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From this reading At the shop of a Jew in the Bürger-platz I procured a handsome ring for Prudentia.
laid
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
like
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
love
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
manner
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
margin
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
marry
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
marvelling
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
mode
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
much
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
musing
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I PREVAIL ON PRUDENTIA TO ACCEPT OF A RING.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I PREVAIL ON PRUDENTIA TO ACCEPT OF A RING.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
outset
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
piquant
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
possessed
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
PREVAIL
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From this reading I PREVAIL ON PRUDENTIA TO ACCEPT OF A RING.
procured
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From this reading At the shop of a Jew in the Bürger-platz I procured a handsome ring for Prudentia.
prodigious
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
PRUDENTIA
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From this reading I PREVAIL ON PRUDENTIA TO ACCEPT OF A RING.
pursuit
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
reflection
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
RING
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From this reading I PREVAIL ON PRUDENTIA TO ACCEPT OF A RING.
river
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
shop
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From this reading At the shop of a Jew in the Bürger-platz I procured a handsome ring for Prudentia.
snare
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
soldier
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
success
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
sword
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I PREVAIL ON PRUDENTIA TO ACCEPT OF A RING.
tying
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
unable
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
very
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
wandered
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
war
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
win
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From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
winning
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From this reading But Prudentia was so beautiful, so winning and attractive--she possessed such a piquant manner and mode of expression--that I was completely blinded to the future, and felt myself falling helplessly into the snare which the little god had laid for me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I was very much in love with Prudentia; yet on reflection could not but acknowledge to myself, that to marry her, at the outset of my career as a soldier of fortune, would be very like tying a cannon-shot to my heels; and would inevitably curb my pursuit of that honour and fortune, which I had hoped to win by my sword in the German war.
youth
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From this reading I wandered long among the fields and green hedges by the margin of the river, musing on the sudden success of my love affair, marvelling how or where it was all to end, and unable to determine, whether I was a fortunate youth or a prodigious fool.
