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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 But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
affection
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From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
age
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From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
all
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
all-wise
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
appreciation
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
ascribed
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From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
aware
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From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
became
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From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
beloved
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
bestowed
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
certainly
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
child
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From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
common
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
community
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
complacent
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
conceives
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
contrary
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
conviction
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
daughter
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
deigned
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From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
division
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
earth
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
fear
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
female
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From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
feminine
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
flattering
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
gave
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
gentlest
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
gratification
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
Gy-ei
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
highly
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
host's
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
human
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
informed
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
inspired
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From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
kindly
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
lately
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From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
man
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
merits
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
most
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
now
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From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
observed
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
ordinarily
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
painfully
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From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
perhaps
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
personal
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
pets
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From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
popularly
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
powerfully
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
proportioned
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
protective
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
race
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
regard
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From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
repute
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
sentiment
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
sex
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
shares
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From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
some
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From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
strongest
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
Taee
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From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
vanity
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From this reading But this conviction gave me none of that complacent gratification which the vanity of man ordinarily conceives from a flattering appreciation of his personal merits on the part of the fair sex; on the contrary, it inspired me with fear.
very
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From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had for some time observed in my host’s highly informed and powerfully proportioned daughter that kindly and protective sentiment which, whether above the earth or below it, an all-wise Providence has bestowed upon the feminine division of the human race.
wisest
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From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But until very lately I had ascribed it to that affection for ‘pets’ which a human female at every age shares with a human child.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet of all the Gy-ei in the community, if Zee were perhaps the wisest and the strongest, she was, by common repute, the gentlest, and she was certainly the most popularly beloved.
Zee
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From this reading I now became painfully aware that the feeling with which Zee deigned to regard me was different from that which I had inspired in Taee.
