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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 A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
all
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From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
altered
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From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
Althea
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From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
always
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
appeal
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From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
arrival
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From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Be she ever so unnoticeable, she then gains, at least, the compliment of conjecture.
background
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be she ever so unnoticeable, she then gains, at least, the compliment of conjecture.
boasting
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From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
category
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From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
compliment
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From this reading Be she ever so unnoticeable, she then gains, at least, the compliment of conjecture.
conjecture
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From this reading Be she ever so unnoticeable, she then gains, at least, the compliment of conjecture.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
drama
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From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
easily
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be she ever so unnoticeable, she then gains, at least, the compliment of conjecture.
eyes
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
forcibly
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From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
foreground
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
gains
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From this reading Be she ever so unnoticeable, she then gains, at least, the compliment of conjecture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
hoped
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From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
interest
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From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
issues
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From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be she ever so unnoticeable, she then gains, at least, the compliment of conjecture.
mere
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From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
merged
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
most
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From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
only
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
other
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
others
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
own
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
personal
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From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
possession
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From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
rayless
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From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
significance
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From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
sinks
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
situation
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From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Be she ever so unnoticeable, she then gains, at least, the compliment of conjecture.
sought
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
species
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From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
suitor
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From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
then
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From this reading Be she ever so unnoticeable, she then gains, at least, the compliment of conjecture.
things
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
unemphatic
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From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
unit
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From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
universal
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From this reading The significance of her personal drama has a universal interest; the issues of her situation are those that appeal forcibly to all.
unnoticeable
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From this reading Be she ever so unnoticeable, she then gains, at least, the compliment of conjecture.
unsought
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From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
very
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From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
whole
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From this reading Althea found, as she had hoped, that her whole situation was altered by the arrival of her suitor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As unit she sinks easily into the background, is merged with other unemphatic things, but as sought she is always in the foreground, not only in her own, but in others' eyes.
woman
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From this reading A woman boasting the possession of even the most rayless of that species is in a very different category from the woman as mere unsought unit.
