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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 am a personage apart from humanity.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a personage apart from humanity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
apart
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From this reading I am a personage apart from humanity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
cast
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
celestial
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From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
confronted
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From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
convince
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
curse
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From this reading A curse is on me.
deadly
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
Destiny
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
dreams
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From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
dweller
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From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
existence
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
faith
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
feet
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
fought
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am a personage apart from humanity.
grotesque
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From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
habitations
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From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
harder
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
hell
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From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
humanity
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From this reading I am a personage apart from humanity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am a personage apart from humanity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A curse is on me.
kindly
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From this reading I vary from the kindly ways of man.
man
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From this reading I vary from the kindly ways of man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A curse is on me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I vary from the kindly ways of man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A curse is on me.
only
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From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
personage
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From this reading I am a personage apart from humanity.
seriousness
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
struggling
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From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
stumbling-blocks
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
Surely
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From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I vary from the kindly ways of man.
Thebaid
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From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Surely no man has fought harder than I have done to convince himself of the deadly seriousness of existence; and surely before the feet of no man has Destiny cast such stumbling-blocks to faith.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
vary
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From this reading I vary from the kindly ways of man.
visions
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From this reading I might be an ancient dweller in the Thebaid struggling towards dreams of celestial habitations, and confronted only by grotesque visions of hell.
ways
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From this reading I vary from the kindly ways of man.