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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 From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
able
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
achieve
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
Aileen
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
all
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A vision of him had come to her but an hour before as she was dressing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
Anna
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
appeared
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From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The seeds of change—subtle, metaphysical—are rooted deeply.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A vision of him had come to her but an hour before as she was dressing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
change
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From this reading The seeds of change—subtle, metaphysical—are rooted deeply.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A vision of him had come to her but an hour before as she was dressing.
company
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From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
conscious
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
consciousness
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From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
Cowperwood
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
dance
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
deeply
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From this reading The seeds of change—subtle, metaphysical—are rooted deeply.
definite
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From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
desire
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
distinguished
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From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
dressing
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From this reading A vision of him had come to her but an hour before as she was dressing.
effective
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
encounter
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From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
father's
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
get
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From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
heretofore
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From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
hour
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From this reading A vision of him had come to her but an hour before as she was dressing.
impressive
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From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
knew
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From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
known
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From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
mention
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
metaphysical
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From this reading The seeds of change—subtle, metaphysical—are rooted deeply.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
money
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
more
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
Mrs
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
much
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From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The seeds of change—subtle, metaphysical—are rooted deeply.
out
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From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
presentation
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From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
rooted
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From this reading The seeds of change—subtle, metaphysical—are rooted deeply.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
seeds
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From this reading The seeds of change—subtle, metaphysical—are rooted deeply.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
socially
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From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
subtle
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From this reading The seeds of change—subtle, metaphysical—are rooted deeply.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The seeds of change—subtle, metaphysical—are rooted deeply.
Then
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From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
too
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From this reading Then, too, Cowperwood appeared as something more definite in her mind than he had been before, and to save herself she could not get him out of her consciousness.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
vision
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From this reading A vision of him had come to her but an hour before as she was dressing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
well
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From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The company which she was to encounter, as she well knew, was to be so much more impressive, distinguished than anything she had heretofore known socially.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading From the first mention of the dance by Mrs. Cowperwood and Anna, Aileen had been conscious of a desire toward a more effective presentation of herself than as yet, for all her father’s money, she had been able to achieve.
