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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 KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Not every woman who refuses to get hot is painted; not every woman who declines to scamper about is tight-laced.
advantage
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
all
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
athletic
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
attraction
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
challenge
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From this reading There is mystery in latent forces; there is a challenge in composed inactivity.
composed
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From this reading There is mystery in latent forces; there is a challenge in composed inactivity.
declines
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From this reading Not every woman who refuses to get hot is painted; not every woman who declines to scamper about is tight-laced.
deeper
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From this reading The matter goes deeper.
doubt
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Not every woman who refuses to get hot is painted; not every woman who declines to scamper about is tight-laced.
exhibit
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
fast
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
first-comer's
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
forces
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
general
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
get
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From this reading Not every woman who refuses to get hot is painted; not every woman who declines to scamper about is tight-laced.
goes
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From this reading The matter goes deeper.
grace
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
heavy
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
hint
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
hot
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From this reading Not every woman who refuses to get hot is painted; not every woman who declines to scamper about is tight-laced.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is mystery in latent forces; there is a challenge in composed inactivity.
inactivity
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From this reading There is mystery in latent forces; there is a challenge in composed inactivity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
joyousness
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
KEEPING
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
languid
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
latent
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
lot
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
matter
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From this reading The matter goes deeper.
Modern
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
move
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
mystery
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From this reading There is mystery in latent forces; there is a challenge in composed inactivity.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
painted
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From this reading Not every woman who refuses to get hot is painted; not every woman who declines to scamper about is tight-laced.
PROMISE
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
race
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
rather
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
refuses
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From this reading Not every woman who refuses to get hot is painted; not every woman who declines to scamper about is tight-laced.
scamper
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From this reading Not every woman who refuses to get hot is painted; not every woman who declines to scamper about is tight-laced.
sit
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
some
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
there
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
things
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
tight-laced
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From this reading Not every woman who refuses to get hot is painted; not every woman who declines to scamper about is tight-laced.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
wake
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From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not every woman who refuses to get hot is painted; not every woman who declines to scamper about is tight-laced.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
woman
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From this reading Not every woman who refuses to get hot is painted; not every woman who declines to scamper about is tight-laced.
women
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet not all of them; there are still some whose strength is to sit still, or at least whose attraction is not to move fast, but rather to exhibit a languid grace, to hint latent forces which it is not the first-comer's lot to wake.
young
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From this reading KEEPING A PROMISE Modern young women are athletic, no doubt with a heavy balance of advantage to themselves, to the race, and to the general joyousness of things.
