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1908
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1909
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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 AUTHOR OF "'THE MESSAGE," "THE GENTEEL A.B.," ETC.
age
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From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appealed
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From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
AUTHOR
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B
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "'THE MESSAGE," "THE GENTEEL A.B.," ETC.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
Brendon
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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careworn
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From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
difficulties
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From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
edition
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ETC
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etext
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face
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From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
far
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From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
felt
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From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
first
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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GENTEEL
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good
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From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
Grant
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This etext prepared from a 1909 reprint of the first edition published in 1908 by Grant Richards of London and printed by William Brendon and Son Ltd of Plymouth.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
keenly
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From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
keenness
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From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
life
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From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
life's
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From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
London
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Ltd
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man
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From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
man's
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From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
MESSAGE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "'THE MESSAGE," "THE GENTEEL A.B.," ETC.
more
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From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
necessary
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From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "'THE MESSAGE," "THE GENTEEL A.B.," ETC.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
part
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From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
Plymouth
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prepared
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printed
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published
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reprint
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Richards
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
Son
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still
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From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
suggested
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From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It suggested that he felt life's difficulties more keenly than a man should at that age.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "'THE MESSAGE," "THE GENTEEL A.B.," ETC.
things
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From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
thirtieth
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From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext prepared from a 1909 reprint of the first edition published in 1908 by Grant Richards of London and printed by William Brendon and Son Ltd of Plymouth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
well
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From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
whole
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From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
William
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
worries
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From this reading But it may have been that this was a necessary part of the keenness with which the whole of life appealed to him; its good things, as well as its worries.
year
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From this reading For a man whose thirtieth year was still not far behind him, the man's face was over careworn.
