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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 So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WOMEN, AND ONE WOMAN The next day brought the reign of woman.
arranged
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
ball
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From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
best
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
bite
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From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WOMEN, AND ONE WOMAN The next day brought the reign of woman.
bunch
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
cherry
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From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
combined
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From this reading Frivolity was combined with feminine fervor on the suffrage question.
custom
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From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
day
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From this reading WOMEN, AND ONE WOMAN The next day brought the reign of woman.
demanded
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
dose
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From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
double
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From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
events
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
expressed
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From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
fashion's
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
feminine
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From this reading Frivolity was combined with feminine fervor on the suffrage question.
fervor
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From this reading Frivolity was combined with feminine fervor on the suffrage question.
festal
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From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
field-day
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From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
Frivolity
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From this reading Frivolity was combined with feminine fervor on the suffrage question.
gowns
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
heard
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
legislative
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From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
made
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From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
mid-session
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From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WOMEN, AND ONE WOMAN The next day brought the reign of woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WOMEN, AND ONE WOMAN The next day brought the reign of woman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WOMEN, AND ONE WOMAN The next day brought the reign of woman.
opportunity
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
parade
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
pleaded
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
politicians
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
preceded
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From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
programme
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
reign
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From this reading WOMEN, AND ONE WOMAN The next day brought the reign of woman.
sake
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
session
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
show
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
suffrage
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From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WOMEN, AND ONE WOMAN The next day brought the reign of woman.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
Thelismer
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From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
Thornton
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From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The politicians arranged the programme in order to bunch events: for the women demanded that they be heard each session on the suffrage question; and the women pleaded for one opportunity to show their best gowns in parade for fashion's sake.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
ungraciously
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From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frivolity was combined with feminine fervor on the suffrage question.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So the politicians made one bite at the cherry; "took a double dose and had it over with," as Thelismer Thornton ungraciously expressed it.
WOMAN
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From this reading WOMEN, AND ONE WOMAN The next day brought the reign of woman.
woman's
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From this reading That festal day in mid-session which preceded the legislative ball had been made woman's field-day by long custom.
WOMEN
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From this reading WOMEN, AND ONE WOMAN The next day brought the reign of woman.
