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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
2
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
ACTUALLY
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
AdversitynounUS /ədˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
AFFLICTIONS
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
AGREE
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
ALL
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
ASSURES
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
AVERT
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
Bears
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From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
BOAST
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
BRING
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
CALAMITY
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
CALL
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From this reading AFFLICTIONS OF THE FIRST CLASS MAY BUT CALL FORTH OUR VIRTUES, AND RESULT IN OUR ULTIMATE GOOD.
CANmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
CLASS
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From this reading AFFLICTIONS OF THE FIRST CLASS MAY BUT CALL FORTH OUR VIRTUES, AND RESULT IN OUR ULTIMATE GOOD.
CLASSED
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
DISCOVERED
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
DIVISIONS
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
FEW
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFFLICTIONS OF THE FIRST CLASS MAY BUT CALL FORTH OUR VIRTUES, AND RESULT IN OUR ULTIMATE GOOD.
FORTH
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From this reading AFFLICTIONS OF THE FIRST CLASS MAY BUT CALL FORTH OUR VIRTUES, AND RESULT IN OUR ULTIMATE GOOD.
GIVE
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From this reading SUCH IS THE ADVERSITY WHICH MAY GIVE US THE JEWEL.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFFLICTIONS OF THE FIRST CLASS MAY BUT CALL FORTH OUR VIRTUES, AND RESULT IN OUR ULTIMATE GOOD.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
HAVINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
head
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From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
INDEED
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
jewel
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From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
like
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From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
MEN
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
MISFORTUNES
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
MOST
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
ND
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading AFFLICTIONS OF THE FIRST CLASS MAY BUT CALL FORTH OUR VIRTUES, AND RESULT IN OUR ULTIMATE GOOD.
PAINS
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
PERSONS
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
PLACED
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
POET
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
POSSIBLE
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
PRUDENCE
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
RESULT
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From this reading AFFLICTIONS OF THE FIRST CLASS MAY BUT CALL FORTH OUR VIRTUES, AND RESULT IN OUR ULTIMATE GOOD.
ST
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
SUCHdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading SUCH IS THE ADVERSITY WHICH MAY GIVE US THE JEWEL.
Sweet
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From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
TAKEnounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
THEMSELVESpronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
THERE
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From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
toad
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From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
TWO
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From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
ugly
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From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
ULTIMATE
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From this reading AFFLICTIONS OF THE FIRST CLASS MAY BUT CALL FORTH OUR VIRTUES, AND RESULT IN OUR ULTIMATE GOOD.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading BUT CALAMITY MAY BE CLASSED IN TWO GREAT DIVISIONS-- 1ST, THE AFFLICTIONS, WHICH NO PRUDENCE CAN AVERT; 2ND, THE MISFORTUNES, WHICH MEN TAKE ALL POSSIBLE PAINS TO BRING UPON THEMSELVES.
USpronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
uses
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From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
venomous
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From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
VIRTUES
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From this reading AFFLICTIONS OF THE FIRST CLASS MAY BUT CALL FORTH OUR VIRTUES, AND RESULT IN OUR ULTIMATE GOOD.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MOST PERSONS WILL AGREE THAT THE TOAD IS UGLY AND VENOMOUS, BUT FEW INDEED ARE THE PERSONS WHO CAN BOAST OF HAVING ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT "PRECIOUS JEWEL IN ITS HEAD," WHICH THE POET ASSURES US IS PLACED THERE.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Sweet are the uses of Adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Bears yet a precious jewel in its head."
