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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 By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.
barren
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
carefully
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
carries
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
certain
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
cha
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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.
cold
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
cupiscent
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
destiny
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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.
distinction
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
down
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
face
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
filling
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From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.
girlhood
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
Here's
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From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Out with him!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
M
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.
men
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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.
N
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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.
needs
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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.
now
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
oak
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From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
Out
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From this reading Out with him!
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
prepared
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
pretty
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
quasi-maidenly
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
simple
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
six
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.
space
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From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.
stages
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
tune
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
up
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From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.
very
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
vulgarities
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From this reading By carefully prepared stages come down through the vulgarities of a cupiscent girlhood to the barren distinction of this cold six A. M. Her pretty, pinched face is a very simple tune but it carries now a certain quasi-maidenly distinction.
wind's
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From this reading Here’s an oak filling the wind’s space.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Out with him!
XV
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From this reading XV.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’N! cha! cha! cha! destiny needs men, so make up your mind.