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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 fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
action
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From this reading They move in their sleep, or spring to action, and they present to the world a new problem, a new force--or a new menace_....
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
all
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From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
answer
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From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
blowing
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From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
cannot
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
clamor
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
custom
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
disturbed
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From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
ears
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
fanfare
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From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
force
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From this reading They move in their sleep, or spring to action, and they present to the world a new problem, a new force--or a new menace_....
ideals
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
keep
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
listen
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From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
listening
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From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
love
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
menace
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From this reading They move in their sleep, or spring to action, and they present to the world a new problem, a new force--or a new menace_....
move
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From this reading They move in their sleep, or spring to action, and they present to the world a new problem, a new force--or a new menace_....
new
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From this reading They move in their sleep, or spring to action, and they present to the world a new problem, a new force--or a new menace_....
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
old
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
out
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
present
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From this reading They move in their sleep, or spring to action, and they present to the world a new problem, a new force--or a new menace_....
problem
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From this reading They move in their sleep, or spring to action, and they present to the world a new problem, a new force--or a new menace_....
religion
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
self-obliterating
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
Shut
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
sleep
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From this reading They move in their sleep, or spring to action, and they present to the world a new problem, a new force--or a new menace_....
spring
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From this reading They move in their sleep, or spring to action, and they present to the world a new problem, a new force--or a new menace_....
stirred
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
thrall
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
trumpets
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From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all over.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
wholly
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From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Shut their ears to it as they will, they cannot wholly keep out the clamor of those trumpets, but whether in thrall to love or to religion, to custom or to old ideals of self-obliterating duty, they are stirred.
wills
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From this reading They listen even against their wills, and not all of them answer, though all are disturbed.
women
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From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
world
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From this reading _A fanfare of trumpets is blowing to which women the world over are listening.
