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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 Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
according
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
all
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From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
back
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From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
Barsaloux
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From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
believed
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From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
bird
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
bright
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
buried
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From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
busy
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From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
carry
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
certain
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From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
confused
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From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
consideration
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
contiguity
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
deep
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edifice
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exposition
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exquisite
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fantastic
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
frustrated
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From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
hand
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
heart
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From this reading Her heart misgave her horribly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
home
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From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
horribly
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From this reading Her heart misgave her horribly.
human
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From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
keeping
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
looking
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From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
male
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading So she put her memories and her tendernesses out of sight and walked up the stairs with purpose in her tread.
mere
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
middle
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From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
misgave
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From this reading Her heart misgave her horribly.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
ordinary
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
out
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From this reading So she put her memories and her tendernesses out of sight and walked up the stairs with purpose in her tread.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
own
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From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
permit
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
purpose
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From this reading So she put her memories and her tendernesses out of sight and walked up the stairs with purpose in her tread.
purposes
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
put
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From this reading So she put her memories and her tendernesses out of sight and walked up the stairs with purpose in her tread.
rare
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
really
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regulate
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
remembering
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From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
sat
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From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
saw
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From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
seat
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From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
seclusion
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
sight
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From this reading So she put her memories and her tendernesses out of sight and walked up the stairs with purpose in her tread.
singing
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
stairs
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street
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From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
taxi
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tendernesses
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From this reading So she put her memories and her tendernesses out of sight and walked up the stairs with purpose in her tread.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
things
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From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
too
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tread
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From this reading So she put her memories and her tendernesses out of sight and walked up the stairs with purpose in her tread.
unfortunate
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
up
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From this reading So she put her memories and her tendernesses out of sight and walked up the stairs with purpose in her tread.
wait
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
walked
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From this reading So she put her memories and her tendernesses out of sight and walked up the stairs with purpose in her tread.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
way
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From this reading Mrs. Barsaloux sat in the middle of her taxi seat all the way home, and saw neither street, edifice, nor human being.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was looking back into her own busy, confused, and frustrated life, and was remembering certain things which she had believed were buried deep.
whim
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From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she put her memories and her tendernesses out of sight and walked up the stairs with purpose in her tread.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet to hand over this bright singing bird, so exquisite, so rare, so fitted for purposes of exposition, to the keeping of a mere male being of unfortunate contiguity, to permit him to carry her into the seclusion of an ordinary home to wait on him and regulate her life according to his whim, was really too fantastic for consideration.
