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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 A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
aback
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
achieve
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
adjusted
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From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
all
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
almost
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
assume
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
bad
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
broker
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
charming
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
Christian
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
church
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From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
code
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From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
cunning
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
disappear
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From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
discovery
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
edge
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
escort
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
evenly
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From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
face
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
families
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
feminine
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From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
finally
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
finance
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From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
financiers
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
frayed
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
full
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
functions
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From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
hand-painted
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
height
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From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
immorality
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
inimitable
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
innocence
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
innocent
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
invaded
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
magnitude
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
male
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
managers
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
masculine
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
moral
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From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
more
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From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
mothers
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
nature
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
nerves
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
New
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
only
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
operations
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
petty
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From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
pity
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
plates
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
prices
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
purely
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From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
put
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
reason
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
sell
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
sexes
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From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
shame
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
showing
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
sights
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
simple
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
Street
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
subtle
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
subtlety
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
sufferers
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From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
taken
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
thereof
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
things
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
tide
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
tidy
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
timid
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
up
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From this reading It is petty finance on such a moral height that even the sufferers by its code must look up to it.
use
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
verged
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
very
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
Wall
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
wear
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From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A church fair is one of the purely feminine functions which will be the last to disappear when the balance between the sexes is more evenly adjusted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
woman
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
women
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From this reading It is almost a pity to assume that it will finally, in the nature of things, disappear, for it is charming; it is innocent with the innocence of very good, simple women; it is at the same time subtle with that inimitable subtlety which only such women can achieve.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Good Christian women, mothers of families, would sell a tidy of no use except to wear to a frayed edge the masculine nerves, and hand-painted plates of such bad art that it verged on immorality, for prices so above all reason, that a broker would have been taken aback.
York
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From this reading Before even woman, showing anything except a timid face of discovery at the sights of New York under male escort, invaded Wall Street, the church fair was in full tide, and the managers thereof might have put financiers to shame by the cunning, if not magnitude, of their operations.
