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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 THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
affixing
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
all
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From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
appellation
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The lilies of the field,” she observed, astutely, “are a distinct class.
arrayed
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From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
astutely
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From this reading “The lilies of the field,” she observed, astutely, “are a distinct class.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
attached
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
class
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From this reading “The lilies of the field,” she observed, astutely, “are a distinct class.
distinct
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From this reading “The lilies of the field,” she observed, astutely, “are a distinct class.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Dolly's
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
expected
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
fancy
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
far
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From this reading And she was not far wrong.
field
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From this reading “The lilies of the field,” she observed, astutely, “are a distinct class.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
fortes
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
friends
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From this reading Yes, my young friends, Mr. Ralph Gowan is a lily of the field.”
glory
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From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Gowan
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, my young friends, Mr. Ralph Gowan is a lily of the field.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
like
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From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
lilies
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From this reading “The lilies of the field,” she observed, astutely, “are a distinct class.
lily
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From this reading Yes, my young friends, Mr. Ralph Gowan is a lily of the field.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
Mr
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From this reading Yes, my young friends, Mr. Ralph Gowan is a lily of the field.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yes, my young friends, Mr. Ralph Gowan is a lily of the field.”
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
observed
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From this reading “The lilies of the field,” she observed, astutely, “are a distinct class.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
once
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
Place
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
poetic
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
Ralph
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The lilies of the field,” she observed, astutely, “are a distinct class.
significant
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
spin
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From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
studio
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
titles
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
toil
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From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
visit
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From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THIS was the significant and poetic appellation which at once attached itself to Ralph Gowan after his first visit to the studio in Bloomsbury Place, and, as might have been expected, it was a fancy of Dolly's, the affixing of significant titles being one of her _fortes_.
wrong
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From this reading And she was not far wrong.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, my young friends, Mr. Ralph Gowan is a lily of the field.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They toil not, neither do they spin, and yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
young
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From this reading Yes, my young friends, Mr. Ralph Gowan is a lily of the field.”
