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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 EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
all
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
also
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From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
always
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
ascending
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From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
attainable
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
attainment
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From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
bag
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
battles
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
brief
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
business
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And yet, as regards the spirit, this is but a semblance.
certain
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
constituted
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
contains
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
contentious
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From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
day
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
deal
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
decisive
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
despatch
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
DORADO
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
dwell
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
EL
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
endless
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From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
enduring
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
finally
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
goal
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From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
gusto
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
happily
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From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
hasty
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From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
hopes
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
hoping
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
horizon
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
hours
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
immersed
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
inaccessible
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
irretrievably
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet, as regards the spirit, this is but a semblance.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
leading
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From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
like
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
live
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From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
man's
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From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
many
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
marriages
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
men
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
much
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From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
new
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
onward-looking
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
period
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
petty
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
planet
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
portion
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
possible
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From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
prolonged
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
regards
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From this reading And yet, as regards the spirit, this is but a semblance.
scale
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From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
seem
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From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
seems
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
semblance
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From this reading And yet, as regards the spirit, this is but a semblance.
series
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From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
small
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
spirit
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From this reading And yet, as regards the spirit, this is but a semblance.
stars
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
stow
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
term
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
there
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And yet, as regards the spirit, this is but a semblance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
victuals
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
view
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From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
world
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From this reading EL DORADO IT seems as if a great deal were attainable in a world where there are so many marriages and decisive battles, and where we all, at certain hours of the day, and with great gusto and despatch, stow a portion of victuals finally and irretrievably into the bag which contains us.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And it would seem also, on a hasty view, that the attainment of as much as possible was the one goal of man’s contentious life.
years
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From this reading There is always a new horizon for onward-looking men, and although we dwell on a small planet, immersed in petty business and not enduring beyond a brief period of years, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccessible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, as regards the spirit, this is but a semblance.
