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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 Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
ambition
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From this reading The great Wolsey cried, “I charge thee, fling away ambition.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
aspiration
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From this reading Where there is no aspiration, there is no endeavor.
aspiring
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From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
away
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From this reading The great Wolsey cried, “I charge thee, fling away ambition.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not wrong to strain mental and physical energies to succeed, provided it is to be good and to do good.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
Bowes
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From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
charge
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From this reading The great Wolsey cried, “I charge thee, fling away ambition.”
contemptible
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From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
cried
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From this reading The great Wolsey cried, “I charge thee, fling away ambition.”
declaring
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From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is not wrong to strain mental and physical energies to succeed, provided it is to be good and to do good.
endeavor
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From this reading Where there is no aspiration, there is no endeavor.
energies
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From this reading It is not wrong to strain mental and physical energies to succeed, provided it is to be good and to do good.
exceptions
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From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
fling
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From this reading The great Wolsey cried, “I charge thee, fling away ambition.”
frequently
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From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
gallant
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From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
good
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From this reading It is not wrong to strain mental and physical energies to succeed, provided it is to be good and to do good.
great
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From this reading The great Wolsey cried, “I charge thee, fling away ambition.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
hypocrisy
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From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The great Wolsey cried, “I charge thee, fling away ambition.”
inward
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From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where there is no aspiration, there is no endeavor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
madness
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From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
Many
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From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
mental
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From this reading It is not wrong to strain mental and physical energies to succeed, provided it is to be good and to do good.
most
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From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
mother
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From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Where there is no aspiration, there is no endeavor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not wrong to strain mental and physical energies to succeed, provided it is to be good and to do good.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
passion
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From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
pen
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From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
physical
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From this reading It is not wrong to strain mental and physical energies to succeed, provided it is to be good and to do good.
poison
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From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
provided
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From this reading It is not wrong to strain mental and physical energies to succeed, provided it is to be good and to do good.
rule
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From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
said
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From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
strain
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From this reading It is not wrong to strain mental and physical energies to succeed, provided it is to be good and to do good.
succeed
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From this reading It is not wrong to strain mental and physical energies to succeed, provided it is to be good and to do good.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The great Wolsey cried, “I charge thee, fling away ambition.”
there
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From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bowes said, “The most aspiring are frequently the most contemptible,” but there are exceptions to the rule.
used
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From this reading Many a pen has been used against this inward passion, declaring it a “secret poison, a gallant madness and the mother of hypocrisy.”
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where there is no aspiration, there is no endeavor.
Wolsey
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From this reading The great Wolsey cried, “I charge thee, fling away ambition.”
wrong
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From this reading It is not wrong to strain mental and physical energies to succeed, provided it is to be good and to do good.
