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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 She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
all
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From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
artist
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From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
became
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From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
belong
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From this reading The hierarchies of the soul's dominion belong only to man, and it is right they should.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
chord
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
day
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
desire
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From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
dominion
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From this reading The hierarchies of the soul's dominion belong only to man, and it is right they should.
energy
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From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
exacts
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From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
fulfilled
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From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
genius
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From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
girl's
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
goodly
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
grew
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
hierarchies
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From this reading The hierarchies of the soul's dominion belong only to man, and it is right they should.
hopes
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From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hierarchies of the soul's dominion belong only to man, and it is right they should.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
less
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From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
lifetime
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From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
Like
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From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
likewise
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From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
man
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From this reading The hierarchies of the soul's dominion belong only to man, and it is right they should.
month
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From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
music
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
noble
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
Olive
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From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
only
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From this reading The hierarchies of the soul's dominion belong only to man, and it is right they should.
own
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From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
plant
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
Rothesay's
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From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
said
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From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
seed
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
service
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From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
sex
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From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The hierarchies of the soul's dominion belong only to man, and it is right they should.
soul
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
soul's
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From this reading The hierarchies of the soul's dominion belong only to man, and it is right they should.
sown
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
strongest
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From this reading Olive Rothesay's desire, Like all strongest hopes, By its own energy fulfilled itself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hierarchies of the soul's dominion belong only to man, and it is right they should.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
touched
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
true
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
truly
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From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
Vanbrugh
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From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
vibrate
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From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
votaries
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From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
week
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From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But in her girl's soul the right chord had been touched, which began to vibrate unto noble music--the true seed had been sown, which day by day grew into a goodly plant.
woman
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From this reading Vanbrugh had said truly, that genius is of no sex; and he had said likewise truly, that no woman can be an artist--that is, a great artist.
year
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From this reading She became an artist--not in a week, a month, a year--Art exacts of its votaries no less service than a lifetime.
