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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 A maiden’s thoughts do check my trembling hand.--DRAYTON.
agitation
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
ambition
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What to her are the changes of state, the rivalries and contentions which form the staple of our existence?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
changes
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From this reading What to her are the changes of state, the rivalries and contentions which form the staple of our existence?
character
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check
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From this reading A maiden’s thoughts do check my trembling hand.--DRAYTON.
contentions
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From this reading What to her are the changes of state, the rivalries and contentions which form the staple of our existence?
deep
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
delightful
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A maiden’s thoughts do check my trembling hand.--DRAYTON.
DRAYTON
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From this reading A maiden’s thoughts do check my trembling hand.--DRAYTON.
entrance
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From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
existence
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From this reading What to her are the changes of state, the rivalries and contentions which form the staple of our existence?
eye
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From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
fade
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From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
fairy
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From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
fever
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
flit
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From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
fond
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From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
form
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From this reading What to her are the changes of state, the rivalries and contentions which form the staple of our existence?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
gentle
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glowingly
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From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
grow
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From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
hand
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From this reading A maiden’s thoughts do check my trembling hand.--DRAYTON.
harsh
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
haunted
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From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
heart
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
intense
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From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
like
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From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
maiden's
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From this reading A maiden’s thoughts do check my trembling hand.--DRAYTON.
man's
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more
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
musings
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From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A maiden’s thoughts do check my trembling hand.--DRAYTON.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What to her are the changes of state, the rivalries and contentions which form the staple of our existence?
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
realities
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realm
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From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
recesses
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
rivalries
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From this reading What to her are the changes of state, the rivalries and contentions which form the staple of our existence?
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
shadows
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From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
staple
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From this reading What to her are the changes of state, the rivalries and contentions which form the staple of our existence?
state
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From this reading What to her are the changes of state, the rivalries and contentions which form the staple of our existence?
substances
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From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
There
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things
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From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
thoughts
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From this reading A maiden’s thoughts do check my trembling hand.--DRAYTON.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
trembling
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From this reading A maiden’s thoughts do check my trembling hand.--DRAYTON.
troubled
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From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
truth
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From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
turbid
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From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
turning
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
unquietness
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very
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What to her are the changes of state, the rivalries and contentions which form the staple of our existence?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading For her there is an intense and fond philosophy, before whose eye substances flit and fade like shadows, and shadows grow glowingly into truth.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within her musings is a realm of haunted and fairy thought, to which the things of this turbid and troubled life have no entrance.
woman's
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
worldly
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From this reading There is something very delightful in turning from the unquietness and agitation, the fever, the ambition, the harsh and worldly realities of man’s character to the gentle and deep recesses of woman’s more secret heart.
