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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 Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
absolves
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
absorbing
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
all
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From this reading Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
cause
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From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
cheerful
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
contrary
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From this reading A penny never means millions to them; millions, on the contrary, seem a mere trifle.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
down
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From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
drawn
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From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
Egoism
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
fashion
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
gilds
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From this reading Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
go
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From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
happiness
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
indifference
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
lead
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From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
leads
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
lightly
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From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
lives
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From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
lose
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
love
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From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
luxurious
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From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
makes
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
means
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From this reading A penny never means millions to them; millions, on the contrary, seem a mere trifle.
men
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From this reading Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
mention
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From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
mere
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From this reading A penny never means millions to them; millions, on the contrary, seem a mere trifle.
millions
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From this reading A penny never means millions to them; millions, on the contrary, seem a mere trifle.
misfortunes
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
nature
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A penny never means millions to them; millions, on the contrary, seem a mere trifle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A penny never means millions to them; millions, on the contrary, seem a mere trifle.
others
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
penny
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From this reading A penny never means millions to them; millions, on the contrary, seem a mere trifle.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
plead
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From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
pleasures
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
prism
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From this reading Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
refined
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From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
reflect
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
sacrifices
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From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
see
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From this reading Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
seem
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From this reading A penny never means millions to them; millions, on the contrary, seem a mere trifle.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
surroundings
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From this reading Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
things
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From this reading Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such women see things through a prism that gilds all men and their surroundings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading A penny never means millions to them; millions, on the contrary, seem a mere trifle.
unfortunate
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From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
veil
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From this reading Perhaps love must plead his cause by great sacrifices, but a veil must be lightly drawn across them, they must go down into silence.
views
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
wish
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From this reading Egoism leads them to take cheerful views, and fashion makes them cruel; they do not wish to reflect, lest they lose their happiness, and the absorbing nature of their pleasures absolves their indifference to the misfortunes of others.
women
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From this reading “The unfortunate must make sacrifices which they may not mention to women who lead refined and luxurious lives.
