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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "We look before and after And pine for what is not."
all
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From this reading With all our hope in "Another World," we have largely lost hope of this one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We look before and after And pine for what is not."
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With all our hope in "Another World," we have largely lost hope of this one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We look before and after And pine for what is not."
better
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From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
Charlotte
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From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
death
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
desire
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
distinctive
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From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
diverted
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
features
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From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We look before and after And pine for what is not."
forecast
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From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
foresee
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
Gilman
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From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
give
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From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
goal
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With all our hope in "Another World," we have largely lost hope of this one.
Heaven
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
hope
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
human
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From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
keen
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From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
largely
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We look before and after And pine for what is not."
lost
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From this reading With all our hope in "Another World," we have largely lost hope of this one.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
minds
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From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
most
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From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
natural
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We look before and after And pine for what is not."
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
out
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From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
perception
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From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
Perkins
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From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
pine
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From this reading "We look before and after And pine for what is not."
placed
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
possibilities
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From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
possible
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
Some
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From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
tendency
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
then
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
things
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From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman One of the most distinctive features of the human mind is to forecast better things.
tried
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From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
usefulness
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From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
vision
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From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This natural tendency to hope, desire, foresee and then, if possible, obtain, has been largely diverted from human usefulness since our goal was placed after death, in Heaven.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We look before and after And pine for what is not."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We look before and after And pine for what is not."
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all our hope in "Another World," we have largely lost hope of this one.
World
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From this reading With all our hope in "Another World," we have largely lost hope of this one.
write
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From this reading Some minds, still keen in the perception of better human possibilities, have tried to write out their vision and give it to the world.
