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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 FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
actress
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
Actual
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
allegory
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Godolphin went to see and converse with Fanny Millinger.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
belonging
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
certain
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
contact
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
converse
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From this reading Godolphin went to see and converse with Fanny Millinger.
creations
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
crossing
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
DINNER
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
epochs
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
EXAMINED
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
existence
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
FANNY
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
fashion
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From this reading She was still unmarried, and still the fashion.
flowed
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
Godolphin
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From this reading Godolphin went to see and converse with Fanny Millinger.
GODOLPHIN'S
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
HUNDRED
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
ideal
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
Idealist
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
Imaginary
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
LOVE
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
manner
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
MILLINGER
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
MINDnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
MINUTELY
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
moral
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
MORE
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
ONCE
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
other
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
real
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
SAVILLE'S
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
see
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From this reading Godolphin went to see and converse with Fanny Millinger.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still unmarried, and still the fashion.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
sort
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
STATE
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
stated
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still unmarried, and still the fashion.
streams
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
SURFACE
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
There
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From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
times
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Godolphin went to see and converse with Fanny Millinger.
TOPICS
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
TOUCHED
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
two
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
unmarried
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From this reading She was still unmarried, and still the fashion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was still unmarried, and still the fashion.
way
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From this reading There was, in short, something of a moral in the way these two streams of existence--the one belonging to the Actual, the other to the Imaginary--flowed on, crossing each other at stated times.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Godolphin went to see and converse with Fanny Millinger.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a sort of allegory of real life, in the manner in which, at certain epochs, our Idealist was brought into contact with the fair actress of ideal creations.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Godolphin went to see and converse with Fanny Millinger.
WOMAN
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From this reading FANNY MILLINGER ONCE MORE.--LOVE.--WOMAN.--BOOKS.--A HUNDRED TOPICS TOUCHED ON THE SURFACE.--GODOLPHIN'S STATE OF MIND MORE MINUTELY EXAMINED.--THE DINNER AT SAVILLE'S.
