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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 Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
admirable
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
afford
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
attributes
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From this reading But we find enough of those attributes everywhere.
beautiful
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
bloom
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we find enough of those attributes everywhere.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
call
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
cased
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From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
combination
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
deficient
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
delicacy
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
development
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
direction
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From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
enough
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From this reading But we find enough of those attributes everywhere.
entire
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
everywhere
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From this reading But we find enough of those attributes everywhere.
fallen
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
fastidious
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
features
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
figure
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
find
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From this reading But we find enough of those attributes everywhere.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
fitly
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From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
hand
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
health
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
indeed
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
intellect
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From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
just
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
large
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
larger
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
lay
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From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
like
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
literature
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From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
love
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
man
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
maturity
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
most
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
natural
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From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
only
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
overflow
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
persons
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
plan
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
possessed
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
Preferable
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
pronounce
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
proportion
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
really
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From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
remarkably
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
richest
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
safe
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
sake
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
see
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From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
soft
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
softness
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
some
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
spacious
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
tendency
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From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But we find enough of those attributes everywhere.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
too
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It did one good to see a fine intellect (as hers really was, although its natural tendency lay in another direction than towards literature) so fitly cased.
variety
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
verge
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
very
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
vigor
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
way
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we find enough of those attributes everywhere.
well
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From this reading Preferable--by way of variety, at least--was Zenobia's bloom, health, and vigor, which she possessed in such overflow that a man might well have fallen in love with her for their sake only.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
whit
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
woman
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From this reading She was, indeed, an admirable figure of a woman, just on the hither verge of her richest maturity, with a combination of features which it is safe to call remarkably beautiful, even if some fastidious persons might pronounce them a little deficient in softness and delicacy.
women
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
Zenobia's
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From this reading Her hand, though very soft, was larger than most women would like to have, or than they could afford to have, though not a whit too large in proportion with the spacious plan of Zenobia's entire development.
