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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 But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
achievements
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From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
action
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
astonishingly
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What should be the result of such a course?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
boys
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
bread
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
catchwords
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
conduct
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What should be the result of such a course?
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
differences
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From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
displayed
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
education
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From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
experience
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
field
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
follow
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From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
girls
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
hate
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From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
ideal
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From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
judgment
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
knowledge
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From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
largely
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
liberal
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From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
lives
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
magnify
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From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
Man
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
more
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
natural
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From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
object
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From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
obscure
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From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
only
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From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
other
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
place
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From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
principally
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
principle
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
proportionally
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
result
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From this reading What should be the result of such a course?
rift
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
rule
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
set
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
sex
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From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
sexes
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should be the result of such a course?
shown
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
simply
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
small
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What should be the result of such a course?
taught
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
teaching
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
there
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
trenchant
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
two
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From this reading But it is the object of a liberal education not only to obscure the knowledge of one sex by another, but to magnify the natural differences between the two.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
very
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
vices
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From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
virtues
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From this reading They are taught to follow different virtues, to hate different vices, to place their ideal, even for each other, in different achievements.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should be the result of such a course?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
widened
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From this reading Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords; and the little rift between the sexes is astonishingly widened by simply teaching one set of catchwords to the girls and another to the boys.
world
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From this reading To the first, there is shown but a very small field of experience, and taught a very trenchant principle for judgment and action; to the other, the world of life is more largely displayed, and their rule of conduct is proportionally widened.
