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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 It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
ahead
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From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
always
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From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW SYMPTOMS AND THE PURSUIT OF HEALTH.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So now I began to read up and practice physical culture--which I had always spoken of as physical torture.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
began
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busy
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From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
calculated
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From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
chasing
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From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
culture
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From this reading So now I began to read up and practice physical culture--which I had always spoken of as physical torture.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
easily
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From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
ever
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From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
few
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From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
furthermore
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From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
habit
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From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
happiness
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From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
HEALTH
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From this reading NEW SYMPTOMS AND THE PURSUIT OF HEALTH.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
keep
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From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
keeps
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From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
know
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From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
like
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From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
likened
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From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
NEW
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From this reading NEW SYMPTOMS AND THE PURSUIT OF HEALTH.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
now
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From this reading So now I began to read up and practice physical culture--which I had always spoken of as physical torture.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEW SYMPTOMS AND THE PURSUIT OF HEALTH.
paces
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From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
physical
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From this reading So now I began to read up and practice physical culture--which I had always spoken of as physical torture.
practice
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From this reading So now I began to read up and practice physical culture--which I had always spoken of as physical torture.
promote
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From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
PURSUIT
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From this reading NEW SYMPTOMS AND THE PURSUIT OF HEALTH.
read
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From this reading So now I began to read up and practice physical culture--which I had always spoken of as physical torture.
relinquish
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From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
safe
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From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So now I began to read up and practice physical culture--which I had always spoken of as physical torture.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
spoken
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From this reading So now I began to read up and practice physical culture--which I had always spoken of as physical torture.
SYMPTOMS
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From this reading NEW SYMPTOMS AND THE PURSUIT OF HEALTH.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW SYMPTOMS AND THE PURSUIT OF HEALTH.
the-wisp
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From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
torture
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From this reading So now I began to read up and practice physical culture--which I had always spoken of as physical torture.
up
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From this reading So now I began to read up and practice physical culture--which I had always spoken of as physical torture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thought that I had to keep busy at something calculated to promote my health was a habit that I could not easily relinquish.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So now I began to read up and practice physical culture--which I had always spoken of as physical torture.
will-o
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From this reading It may furthermore be likened to chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever keeps a few safe paces ahead of you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The pursuit of health is like the pursuit of happiness in that you do not always know when you have either.
