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all
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
attend
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
came
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
college
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
conscious
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
days
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
deprivation
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From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
difficulty
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From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
discontent
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
drawbacks
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
F
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
felt
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From this reading She felt this deprivation yet more.
find
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ONE FOR HIMSELF.
found
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
freed
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
fulfilment
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ONE FOR HIMSELF.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
lady
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
Lord
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
loved
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From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
more
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From this reading She felt this deprivation yet more.
most
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
much
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From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
new
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
now
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
office
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE FOR HIMSELF.
only
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From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
people
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
perplexity
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From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
position
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
power
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
pursuits
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From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
relinquishment
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From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt this deprivation yet more.
society
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From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She felt this deprivation yet more.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
toil
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From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
tormented
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
trials
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
usefulness
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From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
wife's
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From this reading Not only toil, perplexity, and difficulty, but the relinquishment of pursuits which he loved, and the deprivation of much of his wife’s society.
wishes
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From this reading Lord and lady F—— found, as all people find, that drawbacks and trials attend the most exact fulfilment of wishes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lord F—— had power, was conscious of usefulness, and was therefore freed from the discontent with himself and his position which had tormented him from his college days till now; but new trials came with office.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She felt this deprivation yet more.
