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always
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Corollaries from the problems suggested in chapters VI. and VII.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
back
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
Broad
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
chapters
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consolation
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From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
constitution
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
Corollaries
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From this reading Corollaries from the problems suggested in chapters VI. and VII.
daylight
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
delicate
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From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
dined
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
drinking
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From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
drunk
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
elements
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
evening
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
fatigue
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From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Corollaries from the problems suggested in chapters VI. and VII.
gambling
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From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
glorious
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
happens
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From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
happiness
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
heated
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From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
herculean
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Corollaries from the problems suggested in chapters VI. and VII.
indeed
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
inn
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
invalids
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From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
Jasper
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
looks
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From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
Losely
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
man
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
many
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
most
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
Nature
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
nearly
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
night
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From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
nine
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
o'clock
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
place
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
problems
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From this reading Corollaries from the problems suggested in chapters VI. and VII.
restless
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
seldom
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From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
sickly
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From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
sign
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From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
some
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From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
spent
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From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
suggested
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From this reading Corollaries from the problems suggested in chapters VI. and VII.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Corollaries from the problems suggested in chapters VI. and VII.
there
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From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He has spent the night drinking, gambling, and though he looks heated, there is no sign of fatigue.
tired
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
very
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From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
VI
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VII
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From this reading Corollaries from the problems suggested in chapters VI. and VII.
walking
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From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
wasting
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From this reading Nature, in wasting on this man many of her most glorious elements of happiness, had not forgotten an herculean constitution,--always restless and never tired, always drinking and never drunk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Broad daylight, nearly nine o'clock indeed, and Jasper Losely is walking back to his inn from the place at which he had dined the evening before.
wicked
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From this reading Certainly it is some consolation to delicate invalids that it seldom happens that the sickly are very wicked.
