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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 A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
accomplishment
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
affectations
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
all
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
almost
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
alteration
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
always
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
ambition
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
apartments
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
best
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
carelessness
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
ceased
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
choice
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
close
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
consilia
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.--Horace.
coveted
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
coxcomb
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
Cum
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.--Horace.
daring
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
distinction
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
dress
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
effeminacy
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
enjoyments
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
entered
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
et
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.--Horace.
extensive
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
exterior
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
fastidious
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
feelings
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
foppery
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
garment
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
heretofore
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
hitherto
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
Horace
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.--Horace.
horses
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
How
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
inquiring
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
keen
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
less
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
levity
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
light
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
London
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
made
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
manner
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
matters
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
means
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
Mivart's
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
most
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
nova
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.--Horace.
object
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
own
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
perfumes
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
pertaineth
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
pleasure
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
possession
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
prepared
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
pulchris
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.--Horace.
rather
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
regard
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
regarded
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
resolution
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
Romaunt
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
Rose
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
sake
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
shape
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
sources
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
spes
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.--Horace.
sumet
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.--Horace.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
thereto
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
tone
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
tunicis
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From this reading Cum pulchris tunicis sumet nova consilia et spes.--Horace.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
unique
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
vast
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
veiled
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From this reading Beneath all the carelessness of my exterior, my mind was close, keen, and inquiring; and under the affectations of foppery, and the levity of a manner almost unique, for the effeminacy of its tone, I veiled an ambition the most extensive in its object, and a resolution the most daring in the accomplishment of its means.
viewed
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
voluptuary
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
well
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From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
wholly
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From this reading I was not the less a coxcomb than heretofore, nor the less a voluptuary, nor the less choice in my perfumes, nor the less fastidious in my horses and my dress; but I viewed these matters in a light wholly different from that in which I had hitherto regarded them.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And look always that they be shape, What garment that thou shalt make Of him that can best do With all that pertaineth thereto.--Romaunt of the Rose How well I can remember the feelings with which I entered London, and took possession of the apartments prepared for me at Mivart's.
worldly
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
year
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From this reading A year had made a vast alteration in my mind; I had ceased to regard pleasure for its own sake, I rather coveted its enjoyments, as the great sources of worldly distinction.
