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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 was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
according
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
admitted
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From this reading Those who had met her even but once admitted the power of her personality.
alluded
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From this reading People who did not know her sometimes alluded to her as an overdressed woman with a wig.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading People who did not know her sometimes alluded to her as an overdressed woman with a wig.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
any
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
Arc
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
Aristotle
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading People who did not know her sometimes alluded to her as an overdressed woman with a wig.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Those who had met her even but once admitted the power of her personality.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
character
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
Charlotte
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
complexities
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
Corday
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
Court
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
despised
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading People who did not know her sometimes alluded to her as an overdressed woman with a wig.
differences
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
discover
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
drawing-room
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
dressed
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
dyed
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who had met her even but once admitted the power of her personality.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
failed
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
fashion
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
few
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those who had met her even but once admitted the power of her personality.
hair
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
Joan
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
Journal
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
Judith
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People who did not know her sometimes alluded to her as an overdressed woman with a wig.
known
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
lines
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
many-sided
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
met
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From this reading Those who had met her even but once admitted the power of her personality.
more
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
most
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading People who did not know her sometimes alluded to her as an overdressed woman with a wig.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
Ogilvie
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
once
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From this reading Those who had met her even but once admitted the power of her personality.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
other
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
overdressed
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From this reading People who did not know her sometimes alluded to her as an overdressed woman with a wig.
Paquin
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
People
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From this reading People who did not know her sometimes alluded to her as an overdressed woman with a wig.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
personality
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From this reading Those who had met her even but once admitted the power of her personality.
power
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From this reading Those who had met her even but once admitted the power of her personality.
read
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
reading
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
red-haired
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
sat
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
shade
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
sometimes
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From this reading People who did not know her sometimes alluded to her as an overdressed woman with a wig.
sort
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
surprising
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
then
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who had met her even but once admitted the power of her personality.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie, red-haired according to the exact shade then in fashion, and dressed by Paquin, sat in her drawing-room reading the _Court Journal_.
unity
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
very
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
well
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From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
wig
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From this reading People who did not know her sometimes alluded to her as an overdressed woman with a wig.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading People who did not know her sometimes alluded to her as an overdressed woman with a wig.
woman
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
women
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From this reading She was a woman who thought on the lines of Aristotle, despised most other women except Charlotte Corday, Judith, Joan of Arc, and a few more, and she dyed her hair and read the _Court Journal_.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps if any one had known her very well he or she would have been bewildered by the many-sided complexities of her character, and would have failed to discover any sort of unity behind its surprising differences.
