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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 Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
adventures
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
almost
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From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
ambition
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From this reading She was associated with his ambition and his dream.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was associated with his ambition and his dream.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
associated
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From this reading She was associated with his ambition and his dream.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
begun
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From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
best
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From this reading She had more of Brodrick now than she had ever had; she had more of the best of him.
Brodrick
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From this reading She had more of Brodrick now than she had ever had; she had more of the best of him.
Brodrick's
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From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
commiserated
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could touch it on tiptoe, straining.
curious
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She was associated with his ambition and his dream.
editor's
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had more of Brodrick now than she had ever had; she had more of the best of him.
excitements
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
exclusion
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
finds
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
Gertrude's
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From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
glorious
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had more of Brodrick now than she had ever had; she had more of the best of him.
hand
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From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had more of Brodrick now than she had ever had; she had more of the best of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was associated with his ambition and his dream.
infallible
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
Jane
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
Jane's
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From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
lowering
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From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
more
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From this reading She had more of Brodrick now than she had ever had; she had more of the best of him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
now
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From this reading She had more of Brodrick now than she had ever had; she had more of the best of him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had more of Brodrick now than she had ever had; she had more of the best of him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She could touch it on tiptoe, straining.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
pursuit
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
reach
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From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had more of Brodrick now than she had ever had; she had more of the best of him.
sink
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From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
straining
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From this reading She could touch it on tiptoe, straining.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
talents
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had more of Brodrick now than she had ever had; she had more of the best of him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had more of Brodrick now than she had ever had; she had more of the best of him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
there
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From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
tiptoe
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From this reading She could touch it on tiptoe, straining.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that Jane's hand was not there to support it, Brodrick's dream had begun to sink a little, it was lowering itself almost to Gertrude's reach.
touch
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From this reading She could touch it on tiptoe, straining.
untiring
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was associated with his ambition and his dream.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was associated with his ambition and his dream.
young
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From this reading She commiserated Jane on her exclusion from the editor's adventures and excitements, his untiring pursuit of the young talents (his scent for them was not quite so infallible as it had been), his curious or glorious finds.
