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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 "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
account
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
all
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
almost
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
beforehand
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
bloom
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
brute
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From this reading What a brute she was--what a demon!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
cannot
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
charmed
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
chemic
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
clutches
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
commentarynounUS /ˈkɑməntəri/
spoken or written explanation or opinion about events
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
Cowperwood
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
Cowperwood's
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
crushing
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
dark
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
demon
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From this reading What a brute she was--what a demon!
desperation
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
disaster
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
end
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
endure
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
exposure
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
failure
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
faulty
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
flowers
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
gay
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
Homeric
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
idle
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
indicated
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
inherent
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
laughing-stock
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
laughter
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
lead
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
like
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
maddened
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
made
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
Man
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
marked
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
most
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
Mrs
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
much
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
often
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
only
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
overtake
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
planning
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
possibilities
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
pride
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
red
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
Rita
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
romance
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
sad
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
sedative
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
seemingly
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
shock
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
Sohlberg
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
spectacle
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
storms
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
stung
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
Superman
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
too
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
tragic
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
unions
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
urgent
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
walked
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
way
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From this reading She was stung almost to desperation, maddened, at the thought of the gay, idle way in which she had walked into Mrs. Cowperwood's clutches and been made into a spectacle and a laughing-stock by her.
weight
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From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a brute she was--what a demon!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The crushing weight of such an exposure as this, the Homeric laughter inherent, if not indicated in the faulty planning, the failure to take into account beforehand all the possibilities which might lead to such a disaster, was too much for her to endure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
woman
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From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
wont
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From this reading "Man and Superman" It is a sad commentary on all save the most chemic unions--those dark red flowers of romance that bloom most often only for a tragic end--that they cannot endure the storms of disaster that are wont to overtake them.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A woman like Rita Sohlberg, with a seemingly urgent feeling for Cowperwood, was yet not so charmed by him but that this shock to her pride was a marked sedative.
