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A dead man's diary

Chapter VII

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_SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.
I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.
"Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.
On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.
I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.
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A dead man's diary

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of A dead man's diary is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.
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I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.
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"Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.
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On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.
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I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.

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Another determiner US /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “_SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “_SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.”

Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “_SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “_SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “_SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.”

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.”

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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 _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

acknowledges

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

all

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

annihilation

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

assertion

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From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

awake

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From this reading I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.

awaken

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

cannot

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From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

certainty

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

cherishes

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

child

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From this reading I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.

circumstance

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

come

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

contrary

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

conviction

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

course

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From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

death

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

decease

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

diary

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

dissolution

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.

dreaming

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From this reading I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.

dreams

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

dying

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

else

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

era

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

eternity

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From this reading I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.

even

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From this reading I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.

exception

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

explain

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

extract

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

find

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

FITNESS

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

following

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

full

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

general

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From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

giving

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

gone

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

half

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From this reading I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

here

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

Hesperus

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

inevitability

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

Jean

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

kept

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

know

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From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

later

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

least

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From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

life

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

light

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

lofty

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

man

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

mean

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

moments

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

never

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From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

only

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

others

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

own

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

paragraph

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

Paul

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

Preface

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

prove

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

PUNISHMENT

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

race

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

realize

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

reason

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

regard

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

rule

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From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

said

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

seems

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

shadowy

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

SHOWS

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

sleep

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

solitary

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

some

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

speak

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From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

still

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

strange

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

taken

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

there

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From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

thought

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From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

time

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From this reading I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

truth

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From this reading "Of the truth of this assertion as a general rule, I cannot of course speak, but I know that I at least have never so thought.

unforeseen

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From this reading I will explain later on my reason for giving the extract here:-- "It has been said that no man can realize to the full the certainty of his own dissolution; that each acknowledges the inevitability of death in regard to others and to the race, but cherishes a secret conviction that he himself will, through some strange and unforeseen circumstance, prove the solitary exception.

unreal

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From this reading On the contrary, there are moments when death (by which I do not mean annihilation, but the dying into life) seems the only certainty there is before me, all else being shadowy and unreal.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading I am a child of eternity dreaming the dream of time, and even while I dream I am half awake and know that I am but dreaming.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _SHOWS THE FITNESS OF MY PUNISHMENT._ "But there will come another era, when it shall be light, and when man shall awaken from his lofty dreams and find _his dreams still there, and that nothing is gone save his sleep_."--Jean Paul.--_Preface to "Hesperus."_ The following paragraph is taken from a diary which I kept before my decease.