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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 Insomnia is a disease of the nerves or of the stomach, rather than the result of extreme emotion.
ability
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From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
all
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From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
armed
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From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
Baroness's
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From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
beauty
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From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
conditions
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From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
disease
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From this reading Insomnia is a disease of the nerves or of the stomach, rather than the result of extreme emotion.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
eight
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From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
emotion
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From this reading Insomnia is a disease of the nerves or of the stomach, rather than the result of extreme emotion.
enough
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From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
extreme
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From this reading Insomnia is a disease of the nerves or of the stomach, rather than the result of extreme emotion.
factors
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From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
greatest
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From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
heart
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From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
hours
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From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
Insomnia
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From this reading Insomnia is a disease of the nerves or of the stomach, rather than the result of extreme emotion.
intensely
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From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
more
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From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
most
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From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
nerves
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From this reading Insomnia is a disease of the nerves or of the stomach, rather than the result of extreme emotion.
night
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From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
nine
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From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
ofttimes
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From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
onslaught
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From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
out
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From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
people
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From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
possess
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From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
preservation
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From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
profoundly
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From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
rather
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From this reading Insomnia is a disease of the nerves or of the stomach, rather than the result of extreme emotion.
result
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From this reading Insomnia is a disease of the nerves or of the stomach, rather than the result of extreme emotion.
say
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From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
sleep
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From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
sorrow
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From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
stomach
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From this reading Insomnia is a disease of the nerves or of the stomach, rather than the result of extreme emotion.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
suffer
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From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Insomnia is a disease of the nerves or of the stomach, rather than the result of extreme emotion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
times
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From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
trouble
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From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
twenty-four
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From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ONE of the greatest factors in the preservation of the Baroness’s beauty had been her ability to sleep under all conditions.
untrue
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From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Sometimes the people who sleep the most profoundly at night in times of sorrow, suffer the more intensely during their waking hours.
well
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From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
woman
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From this reading The woman who can and does sleep eight or nine hours out of each twenty-four is well armed against the onslaught of time and trouble.
women
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From this reading To say that such women do not possess heart enough or feeling enough to suffer is ofttimes most untrue.
