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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 AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
amazement
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
ATTAINED
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From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
Augusta
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
Aunt
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
breath
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
breathed
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
came
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
catch
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From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
changed
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From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
civilization
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
day
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
delight
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
Equality
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
fear
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
finish
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
flying
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
Glendale
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
grade
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
hold
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
I've
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From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
Jane
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
jolting
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
League
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
like
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From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
loose
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
machine
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
makes
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
modernity
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
near
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
now
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From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
old
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
organized
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
pace
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
Peter
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
recreated
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
started
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From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
stunned
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
then
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
TO-MORROW
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From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
too
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
town
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
trance
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
trying
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From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
two
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
Uncle
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
up
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From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She has recreated us, breathed the breath of modernity into us, and started the machine up the grade of civilization at a pace that makes me hold my breath for fear of something jolting us.
very
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
weeks
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From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Jane is that, and then the day after, too, and what she has done to Glendale in these two weeks has stunned the old town into a trance of delight and amazement.
wheel
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From this reading She and Aunt Augusta have organized an Equality League, and that wheel came very near flying loose and being the finish of Uncle Peter.
whirlwind
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From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
woman's
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From this reading AN ATTAINED TO-MORROW I've changed my mind about a woman's being like a whirlwind.
women
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From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
world
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From this reading The women of now are the attained to-morrow that the world since the beginning has been trying to catch up with.
