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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 TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no uncertainty about mamma ever, unless the uncertainty of carelessness; and that itself belonged to power.
always
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
any
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was no uncertainty in any fold of her cashmere that morning; in any movement of her person, slow and reposeful as every movement was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
attribute
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
become
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From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
belonged
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From this reading There was no uncertainty about mamma ever, unless the uncertainty of carelessness; and that itself belonged to power.
carelessness
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From this reading There was no uncertainty about mamma ever, unless the uncertainty of carelessness; and that itself belonged to power.
cashmere
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From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
connection
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From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
day
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From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
drapery
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
dress
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From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
easy
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
endued
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From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no uncertainty about mamma ever, unless the uncertainty of carelessness; and that itself belonged to power.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was no uncertainty in any fold of her cashmere that morning; in any movement of her person, slow and reposeful as every movement was.
fatal
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
fold
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From this reading There was no uncertainty in any fold of her cashmere that morning; in any movement of her person, slow and reposeful as every movement was.
folds
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
grace
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
graceful
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
gracefulness
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
happy
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
how
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no uncertainty in any fold of her cashmere that morning; in any movement of her person, slow and reposeful as every movement was.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was no uncertainty about mamma ever, unless the uncertainty of carelessness; and that itself belonged to power.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
mamma
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From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
manner
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
meaning
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no uncertainty in any fold of her cashmere that morning; in any movement of her person, slow and reposeful as every movement was.
movement
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From this reading There was no uncertainty in any fold of her cashmere that morning; in any movement of her person, slow and reposeful as every movement was.
movements
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
natural
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no uncertainty about mamma ever, unless the uncertainty of carelessness; and that itself belonged to power.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
noticed
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
odd
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From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
other
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From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
person
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From this reading There was no uncertainty in any fold of her cashmere that morning; in any movement of her person, slow and reposeful as every movement was.
power
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
red
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From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
reposeful
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From this reading There was no uncertainty in any fold of her cashmere that morning; in any movement of her person, slow and reposeful as every movement was.
round
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From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
scarf
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From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
significance
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From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
slow
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
Surely
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no uncertainty about mamma ever, unless the uncertainty of carelessness; and that itself belonged to power.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
There
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From this reading There was no uncertainty about mamma ever, unless the uncertainty of carelessness; and that itself belonged to power.
things
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From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
TRUCE
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From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
uncertainty
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From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading There was no uncertainty about mamma ever, unless the uncertainty of carelessness; and that itself belonged to power.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no uncertainty about mamma ever, unless the uncertainty of carelessness; and that itself belonged to power.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I remember how happy and easy the folds of her drapery were, and how I noticed her graceful slow movements, Surely grace is a natural attribute of power, even though power be not always graceful; at least any uncertainty of meaning or manner is fatal to gracefulness.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
white
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From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A TRUCE It is odd with what significance little things become endued, from their connection with other things which are not little.
wore
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From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
wrapped
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From this reading I remember the white dress mamma wore the next day, and the red cashmere scarf she had wrapped round her.
