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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 In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
aestheticism
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From this reading Her love for her own image was not cold aestheticism.
all
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
always
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From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
any
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
appearing
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From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
audience
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
cold
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From this reading Her love for her own image was not cold aestheticism.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
early
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From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
feel
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her love for her own image was not cold aestheticism.
gallery-boys
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
glory
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From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
harvest
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From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
hat
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet was there nothing Narcissine in her spirit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
image
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From this reading Her love for her own image was not cold aestheticism.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet was there nothing Narcissine in her spirit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
knew
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
lend
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
love
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From this reading Her love for her own image was not cold aestheticism.
man
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
music-hall
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From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
Narcissine
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From this reading Yet was there nothing Narcissine in her spirit.
nightly
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From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her love for her own image was not cold aestheticism.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Yet was there nothing Narcissine in her spirit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
own
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From this reading Her love for her own image was not cold aestheticism.
platform
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
reaped
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From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
remote
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From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
rise
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
rush
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
sake
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From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
say
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
scornful
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
soon
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From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
spirit
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From this reading Yet was there nothing Narcissine in her spirit.
stalls
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
sweethearts
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
there
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From this reading Yet was there nothing Narcissine in her spirit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
turn
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From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
valued
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From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet was there nothing Narcissine in her spirit.
wedged
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From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the little remote music-hall, where she was soon appearing nightly as an “early turn,” she reaped glory in a nightly harvest.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She could feel that all the gallery-boys, because of her, were scornful of the sweethearts wedged between them, and she knew that she had but to say “Will any gentleman in the audience be so good as to lend me his hat?” for the stalls to rise as one man and rush towards the platform.
won
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From this reading She valued that image not for its own sake, but for sake of the glory it always won for her.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet was there nothing Narcissine in her spirit.
