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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 These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
acts
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
beings
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
bring
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
cannot
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
certain
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
conditions
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From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
conviction
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
cut
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
dark
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
decision
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
despair
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From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
drama
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
endure
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
engenders
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From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
estimate
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From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
existence
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
extreme
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
fate
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
fortunate
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
humiliated
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
imaginative
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
impress
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
insignificance
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
intellectual
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
intolerable
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
intolerant
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
kills
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
latter
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
leads
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
less
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
like
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From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
magnifies
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From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
man
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
merges
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
misery
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From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
most
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
motive
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
natures
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
obstinate
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From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
often
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From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
own
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From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
passion
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From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
passionate
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
possibilities
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
rather
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
Refuge
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From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
resistance
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From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
revolt
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
self-destruction
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
self-pity
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From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
self-scorn
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
soul
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From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
spirit
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From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
stages
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
strengthens
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
suffering
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
survives
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From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
there
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He who survives under like conditions does so because misery magnifies him in his own estimate.
various
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
vehemence
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From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The intellectual man who kills himself is most often brought to that decision by conviction of his insignificance; self-pity merges in self-scorn, and the humiliated soul is intolerant of existence.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In certain natures the extreme of self-pity is intolerable, and leads to self-destruction; but there are less fortunate beings whom the vehemence of their revolt against fate strengthens to endure in suffering.
woe
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From this reading These latter are rather imaginative than passionate; the stages of their woe impress them as the acts of a drama, which they cannot bring themselves to cut short, so various are the possibilities of its dark motive.
