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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 Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
Angel
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
arms
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
attraction
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
Bilson
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
blue
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
cast
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
celestial
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
centred
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
cloth
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
coat
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
collectively
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
CONCLUSIVELY
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
condemned
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From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
consisted
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
crowd
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
Damaris
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
dark
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
debate
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
eager
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
feet
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
FELICIA
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
heavily
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
home-made
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
hour
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From this reading Such was the major interest of the hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
innocuous
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
interest
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From this reading Such was the major interest of the hour.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
justified
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
lesser
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From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
major
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From this reading Such was the major interest of the hour.
means
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From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
messenger
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
middle-age
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From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
minor
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
MISS
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
nets
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
nullity
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From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
oncoming
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From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
out
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
passementerie
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
Peace
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
pleasures
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From this reading But, for Miss Felicia the oncoming of middle-age by no means condemned the lesser pleasures of life to nullity.
reaching
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
ruchings
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
set
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
severally
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
SHOWS
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
silk
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
simplicity
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
SPIRIT
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
springes
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the major interest of the hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
Theresa
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
thermometer
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
To-day
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
transparency
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
trimmed
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
VERITY
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
wearing
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From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
WHEREIN
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From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Hence the minor interest of the hour centred in debate as to whether or not the thermometer justified her wearing a coat of dark blue silk and cloth, heavily trimmed with ruchings and passementerie, reaching to her feet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
wing
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From this reading To-day Miss Felicia was out to wing the Angel of Peace, and crowd that celestial messenger into the arms of Damaris and Theresa Bilson collectively and severally.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEREIN MISS FELICIA VERITY CONCLUSIVELY SHOWS WHAT SPIRIT SHE IS OF Her attraction consisted in her transparency, in the eager simplicity with which she cast her home-made nets and set her innocuous springes.
