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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 PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
action
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From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
affair
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From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
all
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
altered
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
any
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From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
argue
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From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
bestowed
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
Betty
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
career
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
case
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
comfort
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
dealt
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
declared
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
demanded
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
doubtless
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
earlier
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
engage
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From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
fate
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
finished
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
followed
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
further
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From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
gentle
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
greatly
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From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
irrefutable
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
keen
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
live
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
love
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
matter
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
mean
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From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
moment
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
Nasroth
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
now
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
once
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
passion
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
PENITENCE
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
PLEASANTnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
proposition
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
recorded
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
regard
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From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
resignation
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
say
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From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
saying
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From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
society
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
State
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
stated
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
There
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
thoughts
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From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
truth
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From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
undergone
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
unhappy
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
unkindness
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From this reading To say the truth, and I mean no unkindness to him in saying it, the affair did not greatly engage his thoughts.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Nothing was further from his thoughts than to argue on it, unless it might be to take any action in regard to it.
Vicar
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
Vicar's
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From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
war
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From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But the prophecy had stopped short, and all that was of moment for the Vicar in my career, whether in love, war, or State, was finished; I had done and undergone what fate declared and demanded, and must now live in gentle resignation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A PLEASANT PENITENCE There was this great comfort in the Vicar's society that, having once and for all stated the irrefutable proposition which I have recorded, he let the matter alone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
zest
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From this reading Had Betty Nasroth dealt with it, the case would doubtless have been altered, and he would have followed its fortune with a zest as keen as that he had bestowed on my earlier unhappy passion.
