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Chapter VI · A Recruit

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Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”
It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.
But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.
The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.
There is the public life and the private; and the men who are most successful in the former are the most exclusive in the latter.
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Chapter VI · A Recruit

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”
Line 2
It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.
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But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.
Line 4
The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.
Line 5
There is the public life and the private; and the men who are most successful in the former are the most exclusive in the latter.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.””

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.”

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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 It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

best

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From this reading Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

compass

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From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

comprehension

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From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

dual

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From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

East

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From this reading Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”

Engine

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From this reading Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”

exclusive

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From this reading There is the public life and the private; and the men who are most successful in the former are the most exclusive in the latter.

fact

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From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

forenamed

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From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

former

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From this reading There is the public life and the private; and the men who are most successful in the former are the most exclusive in the latter.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”

full

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From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

heresies

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From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

latter

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From this reading There is the public life and the private; and the men who are most successful in the former are the most exclusive in the latter.

lead

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From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”

led

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From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

limited

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From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

masculine

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From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

meaning

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From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

men

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From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

most

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From this reading There is the public life and the private; and the men who are most successful in the former are the most exclusive in the latter.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

out

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From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

present

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From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

private

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From this reading There is the public life and the private; and the men who are most successful in the former are the most exclusive in the latter.

public

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From this reading There is the public life and the private; and the men who are most successful in the former are the most exclusive in the latter.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

regarding

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From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

rights

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From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

Said

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From this reading Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”

situated

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From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

solely

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From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

stand

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From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

successful

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From this reading There is the public life and the private; and the men who are most successful in the former are the most exclusive in the latter.

talk

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From this reading Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”

There

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From this reading There is the public life and the private; and the men who are most successful in the former are the most exclusive in the latter.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”

things

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From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

to-day

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From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.

utter

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From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”

woman's

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From this reading It is not, of course, for a poor limited masculine mind to utter heresies regarding the great question of woman's rights.

women

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From this reading But as things stand at present, as, in fact, the forenamed rights are to-day situated, women have not found comprehension of the dual life.

work

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From this reading Said the Engine from the East, “They who work best talk the least.”

world

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From this reading The dual life is led solely by men, and until women have found out its full compass and meaning, they can never lead in the world.