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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 GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
ADVANCE
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
ambassadress
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
ambition
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
arise
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
ARTS
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
away
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
BECOMES
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social."
breakfast-table
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
CAREER
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
carriage
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
CHARACTER
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
CHARACTERS
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
closeted
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
Constance
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
contemplation
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
country
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
DIMLY
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
DRAWN
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
dreamed
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
EARLIER
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
eras
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
existence
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
FAINT
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
favourite
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
FORTH
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
Godolphin
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
GODOLPHIN'S
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
hours
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
indolent
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
intriguing
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
lately
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
learn
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From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social."
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
lonely
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social."
luxurious
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
luxury
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From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
MAN
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
MORE
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
native
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
NEW
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
Now
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
objects
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
once
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
PARTnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
PATRON
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
PLEASURE
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
poetry
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
REPRESENTATIONS
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
restless
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
rich
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
romance
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
said
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
second
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
settled
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
SHADOWED
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
social
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From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social."
soliloquised
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
SOLILOQUY
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From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
solitary
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From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social."
solitude
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From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
study
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
suggests
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
THANconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
toil
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
too
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From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social."
troublous
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
two
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
vivid
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
vulgar
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
warm
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let luxury and pleasure now be to me what solitude and thought were.
WHETHERconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading GODOLPHIN'S SOLILOQUY.--HE BECOMES A MAN OF PLEASURE AND A PATRON OF THE ARTS.--A NEW CHARACTER SHADOWED FORTH; FOR AS WE ADVANCE, WHETHER IN LIFE OR ITS REPRESENTATIONS, CHARACTERS ARE MORE FAINT AND DIMLY DRAWN THAN IN THE EARLIER PART OF OUR CAREER.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have been too long the solitary, I will learn to be social."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said Godolphin, the next morning, as he soliloquised over his lonely breakfast-table--lonely, for the hours of the restless Constance were not those of the luxurious and indolent Godolphin, and she was already in her carriage, nay, already closeted with an intriguing ambassadress--"yes, I have passed two eras of life--the first of romance, the second of contemplation; once my favourite study was poetry--next philosophy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
young
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From this reading Now, returned to my native country, rich, settled, yet young, new objects arise to me; not that vulgar and troublous ambition (which is to make a toil of life) that Constance suggests, but a more warm and vivid existence than that I have lately dreamed away.
