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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 Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
awkwardly
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From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
background
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From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
beaten
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
beautiful
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Beauty
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From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
become
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From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
blinding
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
Brief
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brilliant
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
care
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
century
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From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
charm
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
consciousness
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
curs
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dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
dominating
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down
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
exercise
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From this reading She must know her own power, and, knowing it, must exercise it.
flash-light
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From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
Genius
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From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
go
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
illumines
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From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
intellectuality
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must know her own power, and, knowing it, must exercise it.
knowing
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From this reading She must know her own power, and, knowing it, must exercise it.
less
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
like
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
loveliness
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
magnet
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From this reading Consciousness of charm is a powerful magnet.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
men
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
more
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From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
most
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must know her own power, and, knowing it, must exercise it.
nervous
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From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
own
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From this reading She must know her own power, and, knowing it, must exercise it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
physical
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power
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From this reading She must know her own power, and, knowing it, must exercise it.
powerful
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From this reading Consciousness of charm is a powerful magnet.
recognised
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From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
retiring
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From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
scene
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From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
sits
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From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
spell
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
success
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From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
swiftly
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From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
takes
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From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
thumbs
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From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Genius takes a century or more to become recognised,--but Beauty illumines this mortal scene as swiftly as a flash-light.
twiddling
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From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
unintelligent
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
united
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From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Brief it may be, but none the less brilliant and blinding; and men who are for the most part themselves unintelligent and care next to nothing for intellectuality, go down like beaten curs under the spell of physical loveliness, when it is united to a dominating consciousness of charm.
woman
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From this reading A woman may be beautiful, but if she is of a nervous or retiring disposition and sits awkwardly in the background twiddling her thumbs she is never a success.
