againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading TRANSFORMATION “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You must cease to be.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
ceaseverbUS /siːs/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “You must cease to be.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading This command I obeyed.
Ernest
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From this reading TRANSFORMATION “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
gesturesnounUS /ˈdʒestʃərz/
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading TRANSFORMATION “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.
mannerismsnounUS /ˈmænərɪzəmz/
plural of “mannerism” — a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TRANSFORMATION “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading TRANSFORMATION “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
obeyedverbUS /oʊˈbeɪd/
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading This command I obeyed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading TRANSFORMATION “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.
skinnounUS /skɪn/
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This command I obeyed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRANSFORMATION “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.
TRANSFORMATIONnounUS /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/
a qualitative change
From this reading TRANSFORMATION “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
wearverbUS /wer/
be dressed in
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You must make yourself over again so that even I would not know you—your voice, your gestures, your mannerisms, your carriage, your walk, everything.”
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading TRANSFORMATION “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TRANSFORMATION “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must become another woman—and not merely in the clothes you wear, but inside your skin under the clothes.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading TRANSFORMATION “You must make yourself over again,” Ernest wrote to me.
