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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 The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
able
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From this reading A woman of the people placed in such a position would have been able to face it calmly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
also
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From this reading It has made them deficient in strength of soul also.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
arise
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
beautiful
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
calmly
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From this reading A woman of the people placed in such a position would have been able to face it calmly.
challenge
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
deficient
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From this reading It has made them deficient in strength of soul also.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
Edith
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
evening
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
face
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From this reading A woman of the people placed in such a position would have been able to face it calmly.
facing
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
facts
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
failure
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From this reading Her mind insisted on justifying her failure.
flung
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
forced
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A woman of the people placed in such a position would have been able to face it calmly.
hedged
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
idea
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It has made them deficient in strength of soul also.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Her mind insisted on justifying her failure.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has made them deficient in strength of soul also.
justifying
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From this reading Her mind insisted on justifying her failure.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
made
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From this reading It has made them deficient in strength of soul also.
Margaret
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
men
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
milliner
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind insisted on justifying her failure.
more
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her mind insisted on justifying her failure.
Ormsby
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
own
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
people
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From this reading A woman of the people placed in such a position would have been able to face it calmly.
physically
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
placed
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From this reading A woman of the people placed in such a position would have been able to face it calmly.
position
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From this reading A woman of the people placed in such a position would have been able to face it calmly.
prevalent
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
produce
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
protected
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
race
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
soul
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From this reading It has made them deficient in strength of soul also.
stand
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It has made them deficient in strength of soul also.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A woman of the people placed in such a position would have been able to face it calmly.
test
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It has made them deficient in strength of soul also.
there
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
unable
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From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
vigorous
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After the evening when she stood facing Edith and when she had been unable to arise to the challenge flung at her by the little milliner Margaret Ormsby was forced to stand facing her own soul and there was no strength in her for the test.
woman
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
women
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From this reading The idea prevalent among men that the woman to be beautiful must be hedged about and protected from the facts of life has done something more than produce a race of women not physically vigorous.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A woman of the people placed in such a position would have been able to face it calmly.
