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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 The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
abysses
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From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They are quite sure they know--long after the thing has ceased to be true.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
any
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From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are quite sure they know--long after the thing has ceased to be true.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
case
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From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
cases
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
ceased
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From this reading They are quite sure they know--long after the thing has ceased to be true.
centre
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From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
chasms
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From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
effect
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
equaled
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
exists
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From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
experienced
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
eyes
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
far
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
girl
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
happened
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
happening
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
human
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From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
incredible
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From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
intensity
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
lack
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From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
like
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
lived
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are quite sure they know--long after the thing has ceased to be true.
longer
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
mature
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
more
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From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
most
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
onlookers
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
only
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
other
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From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
passes
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
poignantly
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From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
produced
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are quite sure they know--long after the thing has ceased to be true.
realness
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
seems
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From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
sense
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
serious
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
sign
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
smiling
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
smoothness
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
soft
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From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
suggestion
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From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are quite sure they know--long after the thing has ceased to be true.
surface
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From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
texture
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are quite sure they know--long after the thing has ceased to be true.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
things
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From this reading The surface of her is so soft and fair, and its lack of any suggestion of abysses or chasms seems to make them incredible things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are quite sure they know--long after the thing has ceased to be true.
true
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From this reading They are quite sure they know--long after the thing has ceased to be true.
unmarked
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
unreality
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From this reading The effect of something like unreality produced in the mind of the mature and experienced by a girl creature, can only be equaled by the intensity of the sense of realness in the girl herself.
untried
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
untriedness
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From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She passes smiling or serious, a thing of untried eyes and fair unmarked smoothness of texture, and onlookers who have lived longer than she know that the unmarked untriedness is a sign that so far "nothing" has happened in her life and in most cases believe that "nothing" is happening.
world
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From this reading That centre of the world in which each human being exists is in her case more poignantly a centre than any other.
