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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 Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
begun
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
best
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From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
birth
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From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
bitter
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
BOOK
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From this reading BOOK II.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
charm
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From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
commune
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From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
Continuing
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
craved
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
dangerous
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From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
deriving
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
despair
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
discover
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
dormancy
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
Emily
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
escape
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
existence
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From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
feel
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
feelings
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
field
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From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
fly
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
follies
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
given
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From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
hearts
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From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
herd
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
hoarding
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
II
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From this reading BOOK II.
impossible
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
knowledge
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
love
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
man
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
Married
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
men
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From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
misery
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
more
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
murmur
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
nature
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
new
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From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
occupy
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
only
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
opened
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From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
own
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From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
pause
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
provision
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
prudent
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
pursue
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
sensations
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From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
separate
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
shed
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
son
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From this reading The birth of her son had opened to her a new field of sensations, and she drew the best charm of her own existence from the life she had given to another.
soul
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
tenderness
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From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
vacuum
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
wise
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From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
women
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From this reading It is dangerous for women, however wise it be for men, "to commune with their own hearts, and to be still!"
world
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From this reading Continuing to pursue the follies of the world had been to Emily more prudent than to fly them; to pause, to separate herself from the herd, was to discover, to feel, to murmur at the vacuum of her being; and to occupy it with the feelings which it craved, could in her be but the hoarding a provision for despair.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Married, before she had begun the bitter knowledge of herself, to a man whom it was impossible to love, yet deriving from nature a tenderness of soul, which shed itself over everything around, her only escape from misery had been in the dormancy of feeling.
