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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
admitted
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From this reading I had never hitherto admitted into my life the passion of love.
affection
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
affectionate
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From this reading I wished to find in a wife a rational companion, an affectionate and trustworthy friend.
age
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
ambitious
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I resolved to marry, and looked out for a wife.
arrived
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
begins
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
certain
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
companion
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From this reading I wished to find in a wife a rational companion, an affectionate and trustworthy friend.
contempt
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
cravings
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
earlier
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
effeminate
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
engendered
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
fact
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
feel
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
find
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From this reading I wished to find in a wife a rational companion, an affectionate and trustworthy friend.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I resolved to marry, and looked out for a wife.
fostered
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
friend
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From this reading I wished to find in a wife a rational companion, an affectionate and trustworthy friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
hearth
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
hitherto
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From this reading I had never hitherto admitted into my life the passion of love.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
idleness
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
imagination
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had never hitherto admitted into my life the passion of love.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never hitherto admitted into my life the passion of love.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I resolved to marry, and looked out for a wife.
love
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From this reading I had never hitherto admitted into my life the passion of love.
malady
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
man
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
marry
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From this reading I resolved to marry, and looked out for a wife.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had never hitherto admitted into my life the passion of love.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never hitherto admitted into my life the passion of love.
now
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
out
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From this reading I resolved to marry, and looked out for a wife.
passion
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From this reading I had never hitherto admitted into my life the passion of love.
progress
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
rationaladjectiveUS /ˈræʃ.ən.əl/
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic rather than turbulent emotions.
From this reading I wished to find in a wife a rational companion, an affectionate and trustworthy friend.
regarded
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
resolved
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From this reading I resolved to marry, and looked out for a wife.
satisfied
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
sickly
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
solitary
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
superb
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
trustworthy
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From this reading I wished to find in a wife a rational companion, an affectionate and trustworthy friend.
unsatisfied
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
void
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
wife
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From this reading I resolved to marry, and looked out for a wife.
wished
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From this reading I wished to find in a wife a rational companion, an affectionate and trustworthy friend.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
world
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From this reading I had now arrived at that age when an ambitious man, satisfied with his progress in the world without, begins to feel in the cravings of unsatisfied affection the void of a solitary hearth.
youth
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From this reading In fact, I had regarded that passion, even in my earlier youth, with a certain superb contempt,--as a malady engendered by an effeminate idleness, and fostered by a sickly imagination.
