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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 In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
abstractedly
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From this reading But as he wandered abstractedly in the biting air, his self-complacency was succeeded by mortification and discontent.
achievement
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
air
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From this reading But as he wandered abstractedly in the biting air, his self-complacency was succeeded by mortification and discontent.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
altogether
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
anxious
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
any
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
B
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
biting
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From this reading But as he wandered abstractedly in the biting air, his self-complacency was succeeded by mortification and discontent.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as he wandered abstractedly in the biting air, his self-complacency was succeeded by mortification and discontent.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
certain
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
complacent
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
conduce
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
conquest
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
desires
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
devotes
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
discarded
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From this reading His eloquence had subdued her will; she had not finally discarded him.
discontent
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From this reading But as he wandered abstractedly in the biting air, his self-complacency was succeeded by mortification and discontent.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading His eloquence had subdued her will; she had not finally discarded him.
evening's
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
eye
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
feel
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So, when Gustave Rameau quitted Isaura, his first feeling was that of triumph.
female
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
finally
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From this reading His eloquence had subdued her will; she had not finally discarded him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, when Gustave Rameau quitted Isaura, his first feeling was that of triumph.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
glance
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
Gustave
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From this reading So, when Gustave Rameau quitted Isaura, his first feeling was that of triumph.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His eloquence had subdued her will; she had not finally discarded him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
hazard
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as he wandered abstractedly in the biting air, his self-complacency was succeeded by mortification and discontent.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His eloquence had subdued her will; she had not finally discarded him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, when Gustave Rameau quitted Isaura, his first feeling was that of triumph.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
imminent
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
incurs
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
Isaura
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From this reading So, when Gustave Rameau quitted Isaura, his first feeling was that of triumph.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
losing
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
made
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
magnificent
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
male
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
militate
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
momentary
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
more
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
mortification
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From this reading But as he wandered abstractedly in the biting air, his self-complacency was succeeded by mortification and discontent.
much
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His eloquence had subdued her will; she had not finally discarded him.
objects
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
partner
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
permanent
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
personal
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
persons
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
pitiful
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
quitted
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From this reading So, when Gustave Rameau quitted Isaura, his first feeling was that of triumph.
Rameau
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From this reading So, when Gustave Rameau quitted Isaura, his first feeling was that of triumph.
satisfaction
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
self
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
self-complacency
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From this reading But as he wandered abstractedly in the biting air, his self-complacency was succeeded by mortification and discontent.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, when Gustave Rameau quitted Isaura, his first feeling was that of triumph.
subdued
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From this reading His eloquence had subdued her will; she had not finally discarded him.
succeeded
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From this reading But as he wandered abstractedly in the biting air, his self-complacency was succeeded by mortification and discontent.
success
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
there
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
triumph
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
vain
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
vanity
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From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
very
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
wandered
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From this reading But as he wandered abstractedly in the biting air, his self-complacency was succeeded by mortification and discontent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So, when Gustave Rameau quitted Isaura, his first feeling was that of triumph.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In vain persons, be they male or female, there is a complacent self- satisfaction in any momentary personal success, however little that success may conduce to--nay, however much it may militate against--the objects to which their vanity itself devotes its more permanent desires.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading His eloquence had subdued her will; she had not finally discarded him.
win
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
woman
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From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A vain woman may be very anxious to win A------, the magnificent, as a partner for life; and yet feel a certain triumph when a glance of her eye has made an evening's conquest of the pitiful B-------, although by that achievement she incurs the imminent hazard of losing A------ altogether.
