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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 BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
akin
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
apartments
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
association
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From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
bachelor
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
become
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From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
BELLE
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
birds
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
build
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
call
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
constructed
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
cosmopolitan
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
created
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From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
dear
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From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
decaying
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From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
deepest
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From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
domestic
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
Eden
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From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
Eve
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From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
evolution
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
explores
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
familiar
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From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
far
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
feelings
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
God
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From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
home
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
home-hunger
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From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
homeliest
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From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
instinct
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From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
intent
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From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
knows
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
living
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
loss
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From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
loves
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From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
MILDRED
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
more
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
much
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From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
nature
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From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
needs
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From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
nests
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
objects
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From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
occupants
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
ousting
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
palace
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From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
place
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
possession
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
product
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
refuge
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From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
restless
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From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
reveal
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From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
rightful
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
rooms
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From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
Sanscrit
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
sinister
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From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
strong
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From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
tenement
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From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She is the product of a sinister evolution; she is akin to the birds that will not build nests, but take possession of those already constructed, ousting the rightful occupants.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
two
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From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
wept
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From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Eve wept not so much for the loss of Eden as for the loss of home--the familiar place whose homeliest objects had become dear from association.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
wistful
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From this reading It may be a palace or it may be but two rooms in a decaying tenement, but the same wistful, intent look will reveal one of the deepest needs of her nature.
woman
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From this reading The restless woman who has no home-hunger, no strong instinct to make a place which shall be a refuge for herself and those she loves, is not the woman God created.
woman's
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From this reading BELLE AND MILDRED The cosmopolitan bachelor living in apartments knows far more of Sanscrit than of a domestic woman's feelings as she explores the place she must call her home.
