Chapter I · Chapter 1

a French abbot

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used to show sadness, pity, or regret

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy

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gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

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a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

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English lyric poet (1887-1915)

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conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

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a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

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determine the number or amount of

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female equivalent of a count or earl

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English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)

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an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)

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possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

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a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

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leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading Pleasure! why thus desert the heart III.

an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)

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the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

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the male ruler of an empire

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Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC)

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a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence, Italy

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following the third position; number four in a countable series

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United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

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very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

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the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Pleasure! why thus desert the heart III.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading II.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Pleasure! why thus desert the heart III.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

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a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

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a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

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a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

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Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504)

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terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

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United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

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Roman general famous for self-indulgence and giving lavish banquets (circa 110-57 BC)

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)

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Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

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ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)

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a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Pleasure! why thus desert the heart III.

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

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the head of the Roman Catholic Church

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French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)

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American financier and American Revolutionary War patriot who helped fund the army during the American Revolution (1740?-1785)

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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

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English poet (1554-1586)

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term of address for a man

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English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)

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French statesman (1754-1838)

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Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)

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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

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one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

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(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Pleasure! why thus desert the heart III.

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characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

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German conductor (1876-1962)

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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Pleasure! why thus desert the heart III.

the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one

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