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1791
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From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
afterwards
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
also
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From this reading He also shrank from the law.
always
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RESIDENCE IN LONDON AND IN FRANCE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
B
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From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
Cambridge
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From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
career
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From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
Church
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
command
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
connexions
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
degree
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From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
disciplined
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
enough
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
fancied
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
feel
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
felt
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
fever
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
fixed
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From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
FRANCE
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From this reading RESIDENCE IN LONDON AND IN FRANCE.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He also shrank from the law.
future
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From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
gave
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
history
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
holy
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
impulses
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RESIDENCE IN LONDON AND IN FRANCE.
Indies
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
intentions
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From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
interest
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
January
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From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
law
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From this reading He also shrank from the law.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
LONDON
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From this reading RESIDENCE IN LONDON AND IN FRANCE.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
made
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
military
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
office
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
ordered
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
properly
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
quitted
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From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
RESIDENCE
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From this reading RESIDENCE IN LONDON AND IN FRANCE.
said
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
shrank
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From this reading He also shrank from the law.
strategy
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
struggle
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
studied
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
talents
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
then
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
torture
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From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
up
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
war
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
West
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
Wordsworth
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From this reading Wordsworth took his B.A. degree in January, 1791, and quitted Cambridge with no fixed intentions as to his future career.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "He did not feel himself," he said long afterwards, "good enough for the Church; he felt that his mind was not properly disciplined for that holy office, and that the struggle between his conscience and his impulses would have made life a torture.
yellow
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From this reading He had studied military history with great interest, and the strategy of war; and he always fancied that he had talents for command; and he at one time thought of a military life; but then he was without connexions, and he felt if he were ordered to the West Indies his talents would not save him from the yellow fever, and he gave that up."
