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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 I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT VICTORIA.
afflictions
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From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
apt
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
become
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
closer
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From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
colour
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From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
curious
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
darker
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From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
delusion
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
dignity
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From this reading I wonder sometimes whether a false idea of dignity does not mislead us.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wonder sometimes whether a false idea of dignity does not mislead us.
down
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
eternal
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From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
false
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From this reading I wonder sometimes whether a false idea of dignity does not mislead us.
feel
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From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
give
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From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
headaches
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From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
heartaches
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From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
idea
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From this reading I wonder sometimes whether a false idea of dignity does not mislead us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
involuntarily
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From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
mislead
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From this reading I wonder sometimes whether a false idea of dignity does not mislead us.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I wonder sometimes whether a false idea of dignity does not mislead us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
only
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
pain
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
phantasm
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
pleasure
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
prey
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
reality
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
reflect
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
seems
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
shares
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From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
sit
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From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT VICTORIA.
sometimes
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From this reading I wonder sometimes whether a false idea of dignity does not mislead us.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
touch
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From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
truth
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From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
VICTORIA
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From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT VICTORIA.
warrants
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From this reading I feel that I give involuntarily a darker colour to my life than the truth warrants.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we sit down and reflect we are apt to become the prey of a curious delusion; pain seems to us the only reality, pleasure a phantasm or a dream.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I wonder sometimes whether a false idea of dignity does not mislead us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
wonder
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From this reading I wonder sometimes whether a false idea of dignity does not mislead us.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet such reality as pain has pleasure shares, and we are in no closer touch with eternal truth when we have headaches (or heartaches) than when we are free from these afflictions.
