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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 AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
All
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From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
choosing
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
close
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
conquered
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
coquette
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
curtain
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
death
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
despise
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
devoted
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
die
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
down
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
dreams
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From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
dropped
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
final
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From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No such good fortune for his sad heart! no such miscarriage of his young life!
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No such good fortune for his sad heart! no such miscarriage of his young life!
future
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No such good fortune for his sad heart! no such miscarriage of his young life!
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
heart
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From this reading No such good fortune for his sad heart! no such miscarriage of his young life!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No such good fortune for his sad heart! no such miscarriage of his young life!
honour
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
inconceivable
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
indignity
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
interruption
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From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Young life is so sure of its long lease.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Young life is so sure of its long lease.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
lease
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From this reading Young life is so sure of its long lease.
lie
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From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No such good fortune for his sad heart! no such miscarriage of his young life!
life-work
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From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
like
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young life is so sure of its long lease.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
miscarriage
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From this reading No such good fortune for his sad heart! no such miscarriage of his young life!
months
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
much
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
new
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No such good fortune for his sad heart! no such miscarriage of his young life!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
now
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
others
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From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
own
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
please
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
projects
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From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
proudly
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
sad
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From this reading No such good fortune for his sad heart! no such miscarriage of his young life!
sadly
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
sense
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
six
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
smiled
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Young life is so sure of its long lease.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No such good fortune for his sad heart! no such miscarriage of his young life!
SUDDENLYnounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
suffer
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From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young life is so sure of its long lease.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
Theophil
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
to-morrow
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
too
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
unconsulted
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
unfinished
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From this reading All about it lie the broken dreams, the unfinished projects of others; but that _its_ life-work should suddenly suffer the final interruption is not to be thought of!
visionary
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
weariness
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
week
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
worlds
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From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
worship
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AND SUDDENLY THE LAST Had anyone told Theophil that in another six months he too would be a memory, and that the future to which he looked, now with a sense of new worlds to be conquered, now with a sense of weariness, was suddenly to close down on him like a dropped curtain, he would have smiled half sadly, and half proudly.
young
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From this reading No such good fortune for his sad heart! no such miscarriage of his young life!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
youth
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From this reading It will die if it please of its own choosing; it will despise life and coquette with death; but to die unconsulted, with not so much as "Will it please your honour to die to-morrow week?" is an indignity inconceivable to youth, however visionary and devoted to the worship of the dead.
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