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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 You yourself were talking about that only a little while ago.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You yourself were talking about that only a little while ago.
ago
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From this reading You yourself were talking about that only a little while ago.
all
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From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
any
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From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
borne
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From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
burden
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From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
burdens
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From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
cannot
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From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
child-bearing
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From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
Dennison
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From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
gives
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From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
grave
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From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
important
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From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
It's
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From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You yourself were talking about that only a little while ago.
lives
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From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
love
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From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
men
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From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
most
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From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
Mrs
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From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
often
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From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
only
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From this reading You yourself were talking about that only a little while ago.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
put
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From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
return
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From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
sacredness
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From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
share
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From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
some
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From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
sort
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From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
strange
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From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
sweet
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From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
takes
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From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
talking
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From this reading You yourself were talking about that only a little while ago.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You yourself were talking about that only a little while ago.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
Then
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From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
There
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From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
they'll
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From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The burden of child-bearing, which is the most important one there is, has to be borne by women alone.
too
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From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
verge
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From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You yourself were talking about that only a little while ago.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading You yourself were talking about that only a little while ago.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
woman
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From this reading It's such a strange sort of a thing,--so sweet and _so_ terrible,--and it so often takes a woman to the verge of the grave, or over it, that I suppose it is that which gives a sacredness to women.
women
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From this reading "There are some burdens," put in Mrs. Dennison, "which men and women cannot share.
work
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From this reading Then, too, they'll work all their lives long for some one they love with no thought of any return except love.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You yourself were talking about that only a little while ago.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You yourself were talking about that only a little while ago.
