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No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture. Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed. And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture. This was in the past. Now at lectures I experience only torture.
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later than; following
From this reading “And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
later than; following
From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now at lectures I experience only torture.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
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From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
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From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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From this reading Now at lectures I experience only torture.
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From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
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From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
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From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
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From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
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From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
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From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
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From this reading Now at lectures I experience only torture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
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From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
not any; not one
From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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From this reading Now at lectures I experience only torture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
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From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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From this reading This was in the past.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
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From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
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From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
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From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No sport, no recreation, no game ever gave me such delight as reading a lecture.
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From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was in the past.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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From this reading Now at lectures I experience only torture.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was in the past.
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From this reading And I do not believe that Hercules, even after the most delightful of his exploits, felt such a pleasant weariness as I experienced every time after a lecture.
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From this reading Only in a lecture could I surrender myself wholly to passion and understand that inspiration is not a poet’s fiction, but exists indeed.
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