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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 _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
Ah
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From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
all
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From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
almost
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
any
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
artist
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
better
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From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
cheerfulness
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
civilisation
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
classes
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
clergyman
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
common
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
courage
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
defects
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
discretion
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
drive
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
embarrassments
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
exhibited
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
flower
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
Generosity
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
Heraclean
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
herd
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
history
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
how
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From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
hundred
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
important
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
like
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From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
line
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From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
man
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From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
marvelled
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
men
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
more
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
most
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
much
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From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
notably
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
only
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
period
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
physician
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
possible
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
practise
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
race
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
rarely
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
remembered
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
rule
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
sailor
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
secrets
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
shared
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
shepherd
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
single
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From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
soldier
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
stage
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
stand
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
stol'n
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From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
stole
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From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
tact
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
tested
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
THERE
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
thousand
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
title
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From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
trade
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
tried
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From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
unfrequently
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From this reading THERE are men and classes of men that stand above the common herd: the soldier, the sailor and the shepherd not unfrequently; the artist rarely; rarely still, the clergyman; the physician almost as a rule.
verse
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From this reading _Of all my verse_, _like not a single line_; _But like my title_, _for it is not mine_.
virtues
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From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Generosity he has, such as is possible to those who practise an art, never to those who drive a trade; discretion, tested by a hundred secrets; tact, tried in a thousand embarrassments; and what are more important, Heraclean cheerfulness and courage.
whole
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From this reading _That title from a better man I stole_: _Ah_, _how much better_, _had I stol’n the whole_!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is the flower (such as it is) of our civilisation; and when that stage of man is done with, and only remembered to be marvelled at in history, he will be thought to have shared as little as any in the defects of the period, and most notably exhibited the virtues of the race.
