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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 fool, probably, that excellent Rufus--he said to himself,--but what a happy fool!
all
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
Amalfi
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From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
APPEAL
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
AUTHORITY
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
bidden
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A fool, probably, that excellent Rufus--he said to himself,--but what a happy fool!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
cathedral
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From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
certus
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
day
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
declare
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
decuno
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
deemed
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
direct
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
excellent
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From this reading A fool, probably, that excellent Rufus--he said to himself,--but what a happy fool!
faith
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
felt
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fool, probably, that excellent Rufus--he said to himself,--but what a happy fool!
friends
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
graven
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From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
happiest
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
happy
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From this reading A fool, probably, that excellent Rufus--he said to himself,--but what a happy fool!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A fool, probably, that excellent Rufus--he said to himself,--but what a happy fool!
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
Hic
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A fool, probably, that excellent Rufus--he said to himself,--but what a happy fool!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
homo
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
ill
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
inscription
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From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
intus
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
joyed
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
knew
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
lie
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
Mallard
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From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
marble
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
miserable
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
much
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
needful
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
neighbours
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
Octavius
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
often
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
optumus
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
perchance
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
preserved
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From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
probably
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From this reading A fool, probably, that excellent Rufus--he said to himself,--but what a happy fool!
Publius
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
rarely
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
reading
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From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
recumbo
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
rested
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
Ross
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
Rufus
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
said
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From this reading A fool, probably, that excellent Rufus--he said to himself,--but what a happy fool!
sarcophagus
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From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
say
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
sinner
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
some
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
spent
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
steps
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
suffered
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
task
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A fool, probably, that excellent Rufus--he said to himself,--but what a happy fool!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mallard stood reading this inscription, graven on an ancient sarcophagus preserved in the cathedral of Amalfi.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
Unborn
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
unknown
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
vain
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
verus
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From this reading THE APPEAL TO AUTHORITY "Hic intus homo verus certus optumus recumbo, Publius Octavius Rufus, decuno."
virtues
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A fool, probably, that excellent Rufus--he said to himself,--but what a happy fool!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
whereby
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From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Here lie I, Ross Mallard; who can say no good of myself, yet have as little right to say ill; who had no faith whereby to direct my steps, yet often felt that some such was needful; who spent all my strength on a task which I knew to be vain; who suffered much and joyed rarely; whose happiest day was his last."
why
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
write
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From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Unborn as yet, or to him unknown, the faith that would have bidden him write himself a miserable sinner; what he deemed himself in life, what perchance his friends and neighbours deemed him, why not declare it upon the marble when he rested from all his virtues?
