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essay
mastery/ˈɛs.eɪ/nounverb
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What is the meaning of 'essay' in this sentence?
My first essay at getting employment was fruitless; but after no small number of mortifying rebuffs from various parties to whom I applied for assistance, I was at last rewarded by a comparative success.