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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 Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!
advance
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From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
appreciated
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
bicyclist
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
biped
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book
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brothers
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chapters
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clothes
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
corresponding
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From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!
death
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
demand
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
dress
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!
fact
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
game
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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
heavy
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
just
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lady
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
Like
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.
mean
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From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!
MOON
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MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
most
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
motive
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motives
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
only
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
other's
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
pay
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
perhaps
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piquancy
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price
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
realise
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realised
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
reason
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From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!
reasonable
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
recreations
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
retreat
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From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!
robbed
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
romance
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
Rosalind
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.
sex
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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.
sexes
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.
soon
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
STAR
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takes
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
three
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thrilling
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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two
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up
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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.
Very
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
wear
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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.
wearing
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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
well
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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
woman
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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
written
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
