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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 IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
air
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a matter of course, if not, indeed, of necessity, Myra went with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
beneficence
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
best
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
blast
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
breakfasted
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From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
buffet
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From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
business
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
canned
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From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
condolence
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
Constance
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From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
constrained
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a matter of course, if not, indeed, of necessity, Myra went with him.
cousinly
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
day
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
Denver
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
disadvantage
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
down
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
drill
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
early
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
end
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
fight
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
flying
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
held
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As a matter of course, if not, indeed, of necessity, Myra went with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As a matter of course, if not, indeed, of necessity, Myra went with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
indeed
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From this reading As a matter of course, if not, indeed, of necessity, Myra went with him.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
June
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
machinery
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
master
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of course, if not, indeed, of necessity, Myra went with him.
meet
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
more
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
Myra
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From this reading As a matter of course, if not, indeed, of necessity, Myra went with him.
Myriad
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
necessity
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From this reading As a matter of course, if not, indeed, of necessity, Myra went with him.
night
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From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As a matter of course, if not, indeed, of necessity, Myra went with him.
Now
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
nuclei
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
obstinate
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
others
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
out
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From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
person
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
persuasive
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
pneumatic
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
premature
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
projects
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
Pullman
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From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
refused
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
relatives
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
replace
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
Richard
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
sent
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
settled
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
smashed
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
some
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
steadily
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
surprise
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From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
suspension
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
taken
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
train
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From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
traveled
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From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
trip
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From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
unawares
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
untactful
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
Utopian
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
vessel
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
viands
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From this reading They traveled by the night train, breakfasted on canned viands out of the Pullman buffet, and so took Constance by surprise.
view
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From this reading Myra had projects in view, some Utopian and others more Utopian, with her relatives for nuclei; and when Richard the untactful had been sent about his machinery business, she settled down for a persuasive day with Constance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a matter of course, if not, indeed, of necessity, Myra went with him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IT was early in June when the pneumatic drill in the Little Myriad was smashed by a premature blast, and the master of the mine was constrained to make a flying trip to Denver to replace it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As a matter of course, if not, indeed, of necessity, Myra went with him.
young
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From this reading Now Constance had been taken unawares, but she was of those who fight best at a disadvantage, and the end of the day found the Utopian projects still in air, being held in suspension by an obstinate young person who steadily refused to make of herself a vessel meet for condolence and cousinly beneficence.
