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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 had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
acceptance
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From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
attractive
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
back
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
brain
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
bridle
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
called
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
cheerful
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
Cis
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
Cis's
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From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
clear
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From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
code
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From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
consciousness
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
customary
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
distinct
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From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
down
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From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
eight-hours
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
employment
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
end
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
enough
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From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
evening
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
fidelitynounUS /fɪˈdeləti/
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
ground
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From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
head
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
implied
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From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
job
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
leave
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From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
lively
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
more
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From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
neglect
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From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
one's
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From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
PERSEUS
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
place
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
pleasanternounUS /ˈpleasanter/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
put
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From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
RÔLE
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
shirking
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From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
slipped
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
somewhere
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
spend
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
summed
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From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
suppressed
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
table
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From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
there
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
unformulated
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From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
up
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From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
ways
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
well
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From this reading What was one’s job must be done, that was clear enough, and done well, no shirking, still more, no neglect.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
whole
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From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE RÔLE OF PERSEUS Cis resumed her place at the long table, and slipped what she called “her bridle” around her head with the cheerful philosophy customary to her at this end of her eight-hours’ employment.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “My job” summed up in Cis’s mind and on her tongue a whole unformulated, yet distinct code of duty.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If one took a job, fidelity was implied in its acceptance: “Take it or leave it, but if you take it, take it down to the ground,” Cis would have put it.
youth
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From this reading She had somewhere in the back of her brain a suppressed consciousness that there were pleasanter ways for attractive and lively youth to spend an evening, but this was “her job.”
