Chapter IX
DISAPPOINTMENT. “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.” KEBLE. “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!” POPE.
Pride and His Prisoners
Chapter IX
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DISAPPOINTMENT.
“Bitterest
to
the
lip
of
pride,
When
hopes
presumptuous
fade
and
fall.”
KEBLE.
“Save
me
alike
from
foolish
pride,
Or
impious
discontent
For
what
Thy
wisdom
hath
denied,
Or
what
Thy
goodness
lent!”
POPE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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DISAPPOINTMENT.
/ˈdisappointment/
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“Bitterest
to
the
lip
of
pride,
When
hopes
presumptuous
fade
and
fall.”
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KEBLE.
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“Save
me
alike
from
foolish
pride,
Or
impious
discontent
For
what
Thy
wisdom
hath
denied,
Or
what
Thy
goodness
lent!”
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POPE.
Learner Dictionary
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DISAPPOINTMENT
noun
US /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DISAPPOINTMENT.”
Hath
auxiliary verb
US /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading ““Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!””
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading ““Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!””
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!””
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alike
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From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
Bitterest
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From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
denied
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From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
DISAPPOINTMENTnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT.
discontent
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From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
fade
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From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
fall
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From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
foolish
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From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
goodness
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From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
hopes
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From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
impious
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From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
KEBLE
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From this reading KEBLE.
lent
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From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
lip
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From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
POPE
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From this reading POPE.
presumptuous
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From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
pride
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From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
SaveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Bitterest to the lip of pride, When hopes presumptuous fade and fall.”
wisdom
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From this reading “Save me alike from foolish pride, Or impious discontent For what Thy wisdom hath denied, Or what Thy goodness lent!”