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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 Clarence Glyndon was a young man of small but independent fortune.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
affections
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From this reading The luxuriance of his fancy was unabated; but the affections, which are the life of fancy, had grown languid and inactive.
alike
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
also
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From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The luxuriance of his fancy was unabated; but the affections, which are the life of fancy, had grown languid and inactive.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
birth
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From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clarence Glyndon was a young man of small but independent fortune.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
career
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
Clarence
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From this reading Clarence Glyndon was a young man of small but independent fortune.
companionship
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
considerable
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
contributed
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From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
devote
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
early
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
engenders
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
England
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
entered
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
enthusiasm
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
entry
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From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
evinced
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
faculty
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From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
fancy
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From this reading The luxuriance of his fancy was unabated; but the affections, which are the life of fancy, had grown languid and inactive.
flattered
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clarence Glyndon was a young man of small but independent fortune.
frivolous
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
genius
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
Glyndon
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From this reading Clarence Glyndon was a young man of small but independent fortune.
graceful
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From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
grown
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From this reading The luxuriance of his fancy was unabated; but the affections, which are the life of fancy, had grown languid and inactive.
habit
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
high
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
inactive
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From this reading The luxuriance of his fancy was unabated; but the affections, which are the life of fancy, had grown languid and inactive.
independent
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From this reading Clarence Glyndon was a young man of small but independent fortune.
indolence
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
languid
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From this reading The luxuriance of his fancy was unabated; but the affections, which are the life of fancy, had grown languid and inactive.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
live
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
luxuriance
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From this reading The luxuriance of his fancy was unabated; but the affections, which are the life of fancy, had grown languid and inactive.
man
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From this reading Clarence Glyndon was a young man of small but independent fortune.
manifested
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From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
means
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
measure
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
natural
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clarence Glyndon was a young man of small but independent fortune.
often
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
own
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
painting
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
persons
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
poet
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From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
profession
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
promise
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
rather
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
relaxed
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
resolved
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
seldom
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
selfish
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
small
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From this reading Clarence Glyndon was a young man of small but independent fortune.
society
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From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
some
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
SpoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
stern
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
talents
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
unabated
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From this reading The luxuriance of his fancy was unabated; but the affections, which are the life of fancy, had grown languid and inactive.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
upward
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
verse
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From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
want
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From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clarence Glyndon was a young man of small but independent fortune.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had, early in life, evinced considerable promise in the art of painting, and rather from enthusiasm than the want of a profession, he had resolved to devote himself to a career which in England has been seldom entered upon by persons who can live on their own means.
win
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From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
withering
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without being a poet, Glyndon had also manifested a graceful faculty for verse, which had contributed to win his entry into society above his birth.
worldly
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
young
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From this reading Clarence Glyndon was a young man of small but independent fortune.
youth
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From this reading Spoiled and flattered from his youth upward, his natural talents were in some measure relaxed by indolence and that worldly and selfish habit of thought which frivolous companionship often engenders, and which is withering alike to stern virtue and high genius.
