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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 His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
age
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From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he ruined himself.
certain
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
Cinna
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
contact
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From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
creditors
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
dangers
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From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
deep
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
disquiet
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
give
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From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
glory
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From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he ruined himself.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At last he ruined himself.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
human
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From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he ruined himself.
less
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From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
limits
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From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
love
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From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
military
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From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
more
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
pieces
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
place
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
pleasure
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From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
poetry
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From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
property
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
ruined
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From this reading At last he ruined himself.
satiety
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
taken
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From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
there
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
toil
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
tore
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
tried
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From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
understood
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From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
unexpected
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
wealth
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From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
weariness
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
