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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 When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
actual
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affords
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all
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From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
any
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
bills
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From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
boot
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From this reading With her lover such a woman experiences all the prose of wedlock, and a sting to boot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
cannot
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From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
clear
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
concert-pitch
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From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
consents
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
day
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From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
defiance
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
difference
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
disillusions
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From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
easily
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From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
emancipated
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enormous
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exists
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
experiences
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From this reading With her lover such a woman experiences all the prose of wedlock, and a sting to boot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
ideal
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
illumine
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From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
insight
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
just
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From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
leaves
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From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
live
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
lover
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From this reading With her lover such a woman experiences all the prose of wedlock, and a sting to boot.
man
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
Matrimony
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From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
matters
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From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
mistress
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From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
more
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From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
much
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From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
naturally
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
obtains
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
other
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From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
practical
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From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
prejudices
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probably
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prose
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From this reading With her lover such a woman experiences all the prose of wedlock, and a sting to boot.
pure
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
reputation
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From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
smirched
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From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
social
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
spotless
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From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
sting
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From this reading With her lover such a woman experiences all the prose of wedlock, and a sting to boot.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading She has to submit to bills and other practical matters just as much with a smirched reputation as she had with a spotless one.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With her lover such a woman experiences all the prose of wedlock, and a sting to boot.
sustained
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
unembarrassed
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From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
views
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
vividly
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From this reading Matrimony does not illumine the difference so vividly, because matrimony, with all its disillusions, leaves her an unembarrassed conscience.
wedlock
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From this reading With her lover such a woman experiences all the prose of wedlock, and a sting to boot.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
wife
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From this reading A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
woman
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
world
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From this reading When a naturally pure woman, who is not sustained by any emancipated views, consents to live with a man in defiance of social prejudices, she probably obtains as clear an insight as the world affords into the enormous difference that exists between the ideal and the actual.
