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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 THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
accident
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From this reading The mere accident of widowhood cannot affect her special characteristics.
affect
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From this reading The mere accident of widowhood cannot affect her special characteristics.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
any
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From this reading "Nonsense!" snapped the vicar's wife, "the widow may be any one of the rest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
become
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From this reading The domestic woman is still a domestic woman, though she become a widow."
cannot
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From this reading The mere accident of widowhood cannot affect her special characteristics.
characteristics
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From this reading The mere accident of widowhood cannot affect her special characteristics.
CYNIC
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
DISCOURSES
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
divorce
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From this reading The worst of you smart men is that you entirely divorce verity from vivacity.
Domestic
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The worst of you smart men is that you entirely divorce verity from vivacity.
five
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The worst of you smart men is that you entirely divorce verity from vivacity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The mere accident of widowhood cannot affect her special characteristics.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The worst of you smart men is that you entirely divorce verity from vivacity.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
men
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From this reading The worst of you smart men is that you entirely divorce verity from vivacity.
mere
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From this reading The mere accident of widowhood cannot affect her special characteristics.
Mission
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
New
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
Nonsense
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From this reading "Nonsense!" snapped the vicar's wife, "the widow may be any one of the rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Nonsense!" snapped the vicar's wife, "the widow may be any one of the rest.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Nonsense!" snapped the vicar's wife, "the widow may be any one of the rest.
parts
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nonsense!" snapped the vicar's wife, "the widow may be any one of the rest.
said
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
sententiously
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The domestic woman is still a domestic woman, though she become a widow."
smart
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From this reading The worst of you smart men is that you entirely divorce verity from vivacity.
snapped
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From this reading "Nonsense!" snapped the vicar's wife, "the widow may be any one of the rest.
Social
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
special
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From this reading The mere accident of widowhood cannot affect her special characteristics.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The domestic woman is still a domestic woman, though she become a widow."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The worst of you smart men is that you entirely divorce verity from vivacity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The domestic woman is still a domestic woman, though she become a widow."
verity
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From this reading The worst of you smart men is that you entirely divorce verity from vivacity.
vicar's
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From this reading "Nonsense!" snapped the vicar's wife, "the widow may be any one of the rest.
vivacity
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From this reading The worst of you smart men is that you entirely divorce verity from vivacity.
Widow
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
widowhood
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From this reading The mere accident of widowhood cannot affect her special characteristics.
wife
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From this reading "Nonsense!" snapped the vicar's wife, "the widow may be any one of the rest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
WOMAN
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From this reading THE CYNIC DISCOURSES ON WOMAN "Woman," said the Cynic sententiously, "may be divided into five parts: the Domestic woman, the Social woman, the Woman with a Mission, the New Woman, and the Widow."
worst
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From this reading The worst of you smart men is that you entirely divorce verity from vivacity.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The worst of you smart men is that you entirely divorce verity from vivacity.
