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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 Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
all
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From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
bad
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From this reading Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
best
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From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
Bosporus
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From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
centuries
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From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
changes
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clergy
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From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
climate
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condition
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cottages
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From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
delight
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From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
delivered
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From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
doctors
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From this reading The doctors have not seemed to recognize their medicinal value.
dressmakers
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From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
expensive
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From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
failing
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From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
fashions
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From this reading Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
get
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From this reading Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
giving
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From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
gradual
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From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
harems
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From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
import
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From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
improvement
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
languages
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From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
medicinal
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From this reading The doctors have not seemed to recognize their medicinal value.
men
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From this reading Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
more
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From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
native
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From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
occupation
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From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
Pacific
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From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
Paris
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From this reading Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
rarely
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From this reading Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
recognize
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From this reading The doctors have not seemed to recognize their medicinal value.
recommend
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From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
refreshment
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From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
satirists
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From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctors have not seemed to recognize their medicinal value.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The doctors have not seemed to recognize their medicinal value.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
tirades
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From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
value
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From this reading The doctors have not seemed to recognize their medicinal value.
way
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From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The satirists and the clergy and native dressmakers who do not import have delivered tirades in all languages against them for centuries.
woman
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From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
women
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From this reading Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
word
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From this reading Paris fashions rarely get a good word from men or a bad word from women.
work
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From this reading They recommend equally or even more expensive changes of occupation or of climate which work a gradual improvement at best in the condition of a failing woman.
world
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From this reading They are still giving delight and refreshment from the harems on the Bosporus to the cottages on the Pacific and the rest of the way around the world.
