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Chapter XII
THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone. I woke a prey to despondency and sickness of soul. Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise. But let me not set my virtue too high. It is better to be plain.
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a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading “Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But let me not set my virtue too high.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “But let me not set my virtue too high.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I woke a prey to despondency and sickness of soul.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I woke a prey to despondency and sickness of soul.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is better to be plain.
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From this reading It is better to be plain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.
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From this reading I woke a prey to despondency and sickness of soul.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.
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From this reading But let me not set my virtue too high.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I woke a prey to despondency and sickness of soul.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is better to be plain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is better to be plain.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But let me not set my virtue too high.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading It is better to be plain.
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From this reading I woke a prey to despondency and sickness of soul.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
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From this reading But let me not set my virtue too high.
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From this reading I woke a prey to despondency and sickness of soul.
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From this reading I woke a prey to despondency and sickness of soul.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEED OF CURIOSITY The next morning my exaltation had gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I woke a prey to despondency and sickness of soul.
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From this reading But let me not set my virtue too high.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading But let me not set my virtue too high.
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From this reading I woke a prey to despondency and sickness of soul.
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From this reading Not only did difficulty loom large, and failure seem inevitable, but a disgust for all that surrounded me seized on my mind, displacing the zest of adventure and the excitement of enterprise.
