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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 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
adversitynounUS /ədˈvɝː.sə.t̬i/
Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
all
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From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
appear
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From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To possess and to exercise power is to her heaven, to be despoiled of it, Tartarus and death.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
cannot
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From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
common
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From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
company
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From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
conceive
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From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
death
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From this reading To possess and to exercise power is to her heaven, to be despoiled of it, Tartarus and death.
defeat
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From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
descend
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From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
despoiled
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From this reading To possess and to exercise power is to her heaven, to be despoiled of it, Tartarus and death.
display
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From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
driven
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From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
endure
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From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
energies
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From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
exercise
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From this reading To possess and to exercise power is to her heaven, to be despoiled of it, Tartarus and death.
eye
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From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
fortitude
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From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
goddess
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From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
gods
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From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
graces
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From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
heaven
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From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To possess and to exercise power is to her heaven, to be despoiled of it, Tartarus and death.
how
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From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To possess and to exercise power is to her heaven, to be despoiled of it, Tartarus and death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To possess and to exercise power is to her heaven, to be despoiled of it, Tartarus and death.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
more
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From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
possess
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From this reading To possess and to exercise power is to her heaven, to be despoiled of it, Tartarus and death.
power
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From this reading To possess and to exercise power is to her heaven, to be despoiled of it, Tartarus and death.
preside
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From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
said
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From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
seen
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From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
soul
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From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
souls
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From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
suffering
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From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
Tartarus
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From this reading To possess and to exercise power is to her heaven, to be despoiled of it, Tartarus and death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A goddess driven from heaven and the company of the gods could not endure more.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
throne
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From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
vigorous
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From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She will display fortitude under adversity and defeat, I am sure, and to the common eye, the same soul, vigorous with all its energies, will appear to preside over her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
world
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From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She was born for a throne, though not on one; and how she graces it, you and the world have seen.
Zenobia
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From this reading 'Zenobia,' she has said to me, 'Zenobia cannot descend from a throne, without suffering such as common souls cannot conceive.
