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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 Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
afforded
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
Ambition
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From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
amusement
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Against these things even love's might can wage but an equal battle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
austere
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From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
battle
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From this reading Against these things even love's might can wage but an equal battle.
busy
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Against these things even love's might can wage but an equal battle.
CAME
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Against these things even love's might can wage but an equal battle.
casting
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
chances
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
coming
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
concerning
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
confess
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Court
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deeply
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
discovery
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
dominated
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
engaged
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
equal
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From this reading Against these things even love's might can wage but an equal battle.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Against these things even love's might can wage but an equal battle.
event
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
excess
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
excitement
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
eyes
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From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
fellow
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
gay
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From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
glum-faced
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
going
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
head
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From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
heaven
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
held
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
HONESTY
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
Jonah
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
kept
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
love's
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From this reading Against these things even love's might can wage but an equal battle.
ludicrous
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
made
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Against these things even love's might can wage but an equal battle.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
moment
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
much
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
new
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
opened
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
out
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From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
outweighed
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
perplexities
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
piety
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
pleasure
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
preparing
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
pretend
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
prospect
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
Psalm-book
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
Puritan
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
regard
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From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
rob
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
servant
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
severe
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
sighing
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
sin
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
solitary
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
story
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
thereby
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Against these things even love's might can wage but an equal battle.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
things
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From this reading Against these things even love's might can wage but an equal battle.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
too
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From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
troubles
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
truth
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From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
up
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From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
veins
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From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
wage
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From this reading Against these things even love's might can wage but an equal battle.
Wall
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From this reading For the moment, I must confess, my going to Court, with the prospect it opened and the chances it held, dominated my mind, and Jonah Wall, my servant, was kept busy in preparing me for the great event.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT CAME OF HONESTY I should sin against the truth and thereby rob this my story of its solitary virtue were I to pretend that my troubles and perplexities, severe as they seemed, outweighed the pleasure and new excitement of my life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had made a discovery concerning this fellow which afforded me much amusement: coming on him suddenly, I found him deeply engaged on a Puritan Psalm-book, sighing and casting up his eyes to heaven in a ludicrous excess of glum-faced piety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
world
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From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
youth
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From this reading Ambition was in my head, youth in my veins, my eyes looked out on a gay world with a regard none too austere.
