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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 Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
bounds
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
care
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
chamber
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
day
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From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
deepest
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From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
earthly
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
FINAL
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From this reading THE UNPRECEDENTED FINAL RESOLUTION OF PIERRE.
finitude
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
floor
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
foretaste
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
Future
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
gloom
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From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
Glorified
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From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
gracious
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From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
haggard
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
hold
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
misery
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
night's
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UNPRECEDENTED FINAL RESOLUTION OF PIERRE.
past
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
perfect
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
PIERRE
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From this reading THE UNPRECEDENTED FINAL RESOLUTION OF PIERRE.
planned
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
precedes
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From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
prove
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
RESOLUTION
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From this reading THE UNPRECEDENTED FINAL RESOLUTION OF PIERRE.
rose
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
said
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From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
saying
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
serene
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
sometimes
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
soul
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
stoically
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
sufficient
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
symmetrical
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
tattered
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNPRECEDENTED FINAL RESOLUTION OF PIERRE.
then
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
things
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
true
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
UNPRECEDENTED
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From this reading THE UNPRECEDENTED FINAL RESOLUTION OF PIERRE.
utmost
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From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
utter
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From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Glorified be his gracious memory who first said, The deepest gloom precedes the day.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next morning Pierre rose from the floor of his chamber, haggard and tattered in body from his past night's utter misery, but stoically serene and symmetrical in soul, with the foretaste of what then seemed to him a planned and perfect Future.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading We care not whether the saying will prove true to the utmost bounds of things; sufficient that it sometimes does hold true within the bounds of earthly finitude.
