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acceptance
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
breakfast
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
carefully
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
Cowperwood
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From this reading "The trouble with Mrs. Cowperwood," observed Mrs. Simms, "is that she is too gauche.
Cowperwoods
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
cups
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
Daring
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
discussed
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
efforts
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
elsewhere
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
end
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From this reading The idea of her portrait at one end of the gallery and that Gerome at the other!
eventual
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
Fruits
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
gallery
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From this reading The idea of her portrait at one end of the gallery and that Gerome at the other!
gauche
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From this reading "The trouble with Mrs. Cowperwood," observed Mrs. Simms, "is that she is too gauche.
Gerome
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From this reading The idea of her portrait at one end of the gallery and that Gerome at the other!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The idea of her portrait at one end of the gallery and that Gerome at the other!
idea
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From this reading The idea of her portrait at one end of the gallery and that Gerome at the other!
import
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then this item in the Press this morning!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The trouble with Mrs. Cowperwood," observed Mrs. Simms, "is that she is too gauche.
item
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From this reading And then this item in the Press this morning!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
Mrs
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From this reading "The trouble with Mrs. Cowperwood," observed Mrs. Simms, "is that she is too gauche.
much
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From this reading The whole thing was much too showy.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
non-acceptance
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
Norrie
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
observed
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From this reading "The trouble with Mrs. Cowperwood," observed Mrs. Simms, "is that she is too gauche.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The idea of her portrait at one end of the gallery and that Gerome at the other!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
other
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From this reading The idea of her portrait at one end of the gallery and that Gerome at the other!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
portrait
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From this reading The idea of her portrait at one end of the gallery and that Gerome at the other!
Press
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From this reading And then this item in the Press this morning!
problem
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The trouble with Mrs. Cowperwood," observed Mrs. Simms, "is that she is too gauche.
showy
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From this reading The whole thing was much too showy.
Simms
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From this reading "The trouble with Mrs. Cowperwood," observed Mrs. Simms, "is that she is too gauche.
Simmses
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
social
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From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The trouble with Mrs. Cowperwood," observed Mrs. Simms, "is that she is too gauche.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
then
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From this reading And then this item in the Press this morning!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole thing was much too showy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And then this item in the Press this morning!
too
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From this reading "The trouble with Mrs. Cowperwood," observed Mrs. Simms, "is that she is too gauche.
trouble
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From this reading "The trouble with Mrs. Cowperwood," observed Mrs. Simms, "is that she is too gauche.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Fruits of Daring Next morning, over the breakfast cups at the Norrie Simmses' and elsewhere, the import of the Cowperwoods' social efforts was discussed and the problem of their eventual acceptance or non-acceptance carefully weighed.
whole
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From this reading The whole thing was much too showy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The trouble with Mrs. Cowperwood," observed Mrs. Simms, "is that she is too gauche.