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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 To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
absorbing
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
age
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
All
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
allied
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
also
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
always
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER.
any
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From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
attention
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
away
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
boy
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
BROTHER
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From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
carried
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
childhood
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
circle
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
companions
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
completely
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From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
contemporaries
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
doubles
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
doubt
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
early
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
Elsie
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
especially
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
evening
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
existence
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
faculties
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From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
feminine
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
friendships
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
generally
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
girl
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
goes
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
intimately
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
involves
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
joy
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
laddies
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From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
launched
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
more
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
new
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
occupations
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
out
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
own
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
pang
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
possession
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From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
probably
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
Rodie
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
school
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
secure
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
SISTER
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From this reading BROTHER AND SISTER.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
sometimes
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
sphere
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
suffers
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
swept
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
sworn
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From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But Rodie among “his laddies,” had left his sister more completely “out of it” than any boy in possession of all his faculties can ever be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
tried
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
up
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
vain
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From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
wave
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To be so intimately allied as that in childhood, which is a thing which doubles every joy, at least for the girl, and probably at that early age for the boy also--generally involves the first pang of existence to one at least of these sworn companions.
whirl
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From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is, I think, always the girl who suffers, though sometimes no doubt the girl is carried away on the wave of new friendships, especially if she goes to school, and is swept up into the whirl of feminine occupations, before the boy is launched into the circle of contemporaries, who are more absorbing still.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All that evening Elsie tried in vain to secure the attention of Rodie, her brother, her own brother, whom life had already swept away from her, out of her feminine sphere.
