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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 “Not a nude figure, I hope,” observed Miriam.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am weary, even more than I am ashamed, of seeing such things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
any
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
apologize
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading I am weary, even more than I am ashamed, of seeing such things.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
call
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
CLEOPATRA
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From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
clothes
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From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
clothing
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
decent
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
Eve
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am weary, even more than I am ashamed, of seeing such things.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
existence
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From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
figure
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From this reading “Not a nude figure, I hope,” observed Miriam.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
give
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
Hilda
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From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
hope
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From this reading “Not a nude figure, I hope,” observed Miriam.
human
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From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Not a nude figure, I hope,” observed Miriam.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
indecorous
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
Kenyon
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From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
lack
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
Miriam
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From this reading “Not a nude figure, I hope,” observed Miriam.
more
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From this reading I am weary, even more than I am ashamed, of seeing such things.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
new
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From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not a nude figure, I hope,” observed Miriam.
Nowadays
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From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
nude
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From this reading “Not a nude figure, I hope,” observed Miriam.
Nymph
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
observed
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From this reading “Not a nude figure, I hope,” observed Miriam.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
people
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From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
positively
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From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
practically
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From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
said
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From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
sculptor
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
seeing
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From this reading I am weary, even more than I am ashamed, of seeing such things.
seems
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
some
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
specimen
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
statue
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From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I am weary, even more than I am ashamed, of seeing such things.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am weary, even more than I am ashamed, of seeing such things.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
there
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From this reading Nowadays people are as good as born in their clothes, and there is practically not a nude human being in existence.
things
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From this reading I am weary, even more than I am ashamed, of seeing such things.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
veil
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From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
Venus
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
weary
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From this reading I am weary, even more than I am ashamed, of seeing such things.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading CLEOPATRA “My new statue!” said Kenyon, who had positively forgotten it in the thought of Hilda; “here it is, under this veil.”
womanhood
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
world
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
young
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From this reading “Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.
