envy
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ENVY, is ever levell'd at Merit, and superior Excellence; and the most deserving are, for being such, the properest Objects of ENVY.
From A Letter From a Clergyman to his Friend, with an Account of the Travels of Captain Lemuel Gulliver by Kallich, Martin
Vocabulary lists containing envy
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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Common Senses: Vid, Vis ("See")
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"The Gift of the Magi"
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