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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Take your time and produce a masterpiece.”
admirable
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
all-important
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From this reading He thus spent eighteen months in finishing the design, which to him was all-important.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take your time and produce a masterpiece.”
arms
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
bound
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From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
cast
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
describing
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
design
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From this reading He thus spent eighteen months in finishing the design, which to him was all-important.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
eighteen
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From this reading He thus spent eighteen months in finishing the design, which to him was all-important.
enraptured
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
exertions
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
exhaust
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
finishing
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From this reading He thus spent eighteen months in finishing the design, which to him was all-important.
five
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
frame
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
future
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From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
go
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thus spent eighteen months in finishing the design, which to him was all-important.
health
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thus spent eighteen months in finishing the design, which to him was all-important.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
Hortense
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
hours
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
hurried
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From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
husband
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From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
husband's
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
instead
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
masterpiece
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From this reading Take your time and produce a masterpiece.”
model
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
months
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From this reading He thus spent eighteen months in finishing the design, which to him was all-important.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
out
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
plasternounUS /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
produce
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From this reading Take your time and produce a masterpiece.”
really
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
result
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
said
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From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
sculptor's
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
seeing
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
seven
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
spent
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From this reading He thus spent eighteen months in finishing the design, which to him was all-important.
statue
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From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
Steinbock
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
studio
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
suffer
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take your time and produce a masterpiece.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
then
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
thus
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From this reading He thus spent eighteen months in finishing the design, which to him was all-important.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take your time and produce a masterpiece.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
toil
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From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
up
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From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thus spent eighteen months in finishing the design, which to him was all-important.
wasted
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He thus spent eighteen months in finishing the design, which to him was all-important.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When the plaster was cast and the model complete, poor Hortense, who had looked on at her husband’s toil, seeing his health really suffer from the exertions which exhaust a sculptor’s frame and arms and hands--Hortense thought the result admirable.
whole
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From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Do not be hurried,” said she to her husband, “our whole future life is bound up with that statue.
working
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From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would go to the studio, and then the enraptured Steinbock wasted five hours out of seven in describing the statue instead of working at it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take your time and produce a masterpiece.”
