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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 Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
achievement
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From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
all
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From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
aware
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From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
barely
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
became
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From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
believed
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From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
Byron
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From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
certain
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
complaisant
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From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
crowns
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From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
dear
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
difficulties
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From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
dreamed
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
dreams
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From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
dying
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
Emile
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
emperor
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From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
face
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From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
follies
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
friend
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From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
general
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From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
head
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From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
human
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From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
less
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From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
lover
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
man
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From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
mistresses
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From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
more
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From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
often
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From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
old
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
out
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
pedestal
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From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
pinnacles
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From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
place
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From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
possessing
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
pour
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
reality
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From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
sport
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From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
steeps
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From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
then
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From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
to-day
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
twenty-six
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
unrecognized
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
weave
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From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
wished
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From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
woman
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
years
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From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
young
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From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
