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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 She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
abysses
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
admired
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
agreement
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
all
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
Altiora
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
Altiora's
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From this reading I didn't see things with Altiora's simplicity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I seemed to her, I suspect, to reflect upon her judgment and good intentions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
aware
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
covering
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't see things with Altiora's simplicity.
dim
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
emasculated
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
far
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
footing
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
fully
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
give
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I seemed to her, I suspect, to reflect upon her judgment and good intentions.
ground
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
gulf
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I seemed to her, I suspect, to reflect upon her judgment and good intentions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I seemed to her, I suspect, to reflect upon her judgment and good intentions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
inconclusiveness
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From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
indeed
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
intentions
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From this reading I seemed to her, I suspect, to reflect upon her judgment and good intentions.
judgment
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From this reading I seemed to her, I suspect, to reflect upon her judgment and good intentions.
just
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
Margaret
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
much
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
offended
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From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
oh
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
other
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
Pangbourne
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From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
reflect
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From this reading I seemed to her, I suspect, to reflect upon her judgment and good intentions.
see
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From this reading I didn't see things with Altiora's simplicity.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I seemed to her, I suspect, to reflect upon her judgment and good intentions.
settle
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From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
significant
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
simplicity
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From this reading I didn't see things with Altiora's simplicity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
solid
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
stupendously
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
superficial
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
suspect
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From this reading I seemed to her, I suspect, to reflect upon her judgment and good intentions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
things
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From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I seemed to her, I suspect, to reflect upon her judgment and good intentions.
ultimate
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I seemed to her, I suspect, to reflect upon her judgment and good intentions.
vague
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
very
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From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was even a little offended at the inconclusiveness that did not settle things at Pangbourne.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I admired Margaret very much, I was fully aware of all that she and I might give each other; indeed so far as Altiora went we were quite in agreement.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I didn't see things with Altiora's simplicity.
world
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From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But what seemed solid ground to Altiora and the ultimate footing of her emasculated world, was to me just the superficial covering of a gulf--oh! abysses of vague and dim, and yet stupendously significant things.
