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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 He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
adapting
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
African
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
all
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From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
artistic
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From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
bond
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From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
bring
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From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
captured
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From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
centuries
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
charm
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From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
concern
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From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
considered
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
contributing
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
elder
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
expected
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From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
general
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
gone
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
Herbert
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From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
higher
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
honors
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From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
human
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
infinite
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
light
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
lofty
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
merriment
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
mission
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
much
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From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
new
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
now
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From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
other
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From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
overturn
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
personality
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From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
prejudice
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
purpose
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
repetition
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
savage
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
share
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
side
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
sister
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
speak
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
statue
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From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
surroundings
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
swerve
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
tact
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
talked
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From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
theme
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
Then
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
there
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
thorough
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
tighter
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From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
to-night
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
urged
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From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
values
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From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
visits
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From this reading If on her other visits she had captured us all by the charm of her personality, she drew the bond the tighter now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
weak
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From this reading He had gone beyond all these; his was a higher mission--one to bring the human side of the African savage to light and so help to overturn the prejudice of centuries, and nothing must swerve him from what she considered his lofty purpose--and there must be no weak repetition of his theme.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She talked much to Herbert about his new statue and what he expected to make of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
woman
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
world
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From this reading Then she had been the thorough woman of the world, adapting herself with infinite tact to new surroundings, contributing her share to the general merriment--one of us, so to speak; to-night she was the elder sister.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He must not, she urged, concern himself alone with artistic values or the honors they would bring.
