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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 One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
altogether
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From this reading Neither school ever succeeded altogether, or ever will.
always
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From this reading There will always be two schools of preventive hygiene for women.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
attendance
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From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There will always be two schools of preventive hygiene for women.
becomes
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From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
careless
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From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
corruptible
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From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
dangerous
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From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
desirable
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From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
encouraging
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From this reading The other would protect them by encouraging high ideals through knowledge, self-respect, liberty, and industry.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither school ever succeeded altogether, or ever will.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
fault
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From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There will always be two schools of preventive hygiene for women.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
former
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From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
girls
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From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
guardian
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From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
guardians
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From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
high
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From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
hygiene
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From this reading There will always be two schools of preventive hygiene for women.
ideals
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From this reading The other would protect them by encouraging high ideals through knowledge, self-respect, liberty, and industry.
ignorance
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From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
impossible
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From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
industry
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From this reading The other would protect them by encouraging high ideals through knowledge, self-respect, liberty, and industry.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
knowledge
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From this reading The other would protect them by encouraging high ideals through knowledge, self-respect, liberty, and industry.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading The other would protect them by encouraging high ideals through knowledge, self-respect, liberty, and industry.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither school ever succeeded altogether, or ever will.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There will always be two schools of preventive hygiene for women.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Neither school ever succeeded altogether, or ever will.
other
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From this reading The other would protect them by encouraging high ideals through knowledge, self-respect, liberty, and industry.
preventive
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From this reading There will always be two schools of preventive hygiene for women.
protect
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From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
scalable
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From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
school
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From this reading Neither school ever succeeded altogether, or ever will.
schools
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From this reading There will always be two schools of preventive hygiene for women.
seclusion
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From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
self-respect
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From this reading The other would protect them by encouraging high ideals through knowledge, self-respect, liberty, and industry.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
succeeded
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From this reading Neither school ever succeeded altogether, or ever will.
suitors
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From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other would protect them by encouraging high ideals through knowledge, self-respect, liberty, and industry.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The other would protect them by encouraging high ideals through knowledge, self-respect, liberty, and industry.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
There
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From this reading There will always be two schools of preventive hygiene for women.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other would protect them by encouraging high ideals through knowledge, self-respect, liberty, and industry.
two
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From this reading There will always be two schools of preventive hygiene for women.
walls
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From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The fault of the former is that what is forbidden becomes desirable; high walls are scalable, ignorance dangerous, seclusion impossible, and guardians either corruptible or careless.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There will always be two schools of preventive hygiene for women.
women
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From this reading There will always be two schools of preventive hygiene for women.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would protect girls from themselves and their suitors by high walls, ignorance, seclusion, and a guardian in attendance at every step.
