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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 Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
acquired
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
addresses
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From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
advanced
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is no power so subtle and so strong as that of association.
associate
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From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
association
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From this reading There is no power so subtle and so strong as that of association.
aware
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
became
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
beef
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From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
Cantourne
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
Chyne
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
civilest
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From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
combat
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
coupling
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
cut
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From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
day
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From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
down
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From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
eaten
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From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
habit
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
herculean
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no power so subtle and so strong as that of association.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
John
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
Lady
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
lamb
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From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
leaf
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
learnt
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From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
lie
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From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
lion
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From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
Meredith
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
Millicent
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
mustard
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From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
names
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no power so subtle and so strong as that of association.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no power so subtle and so strong as that of association.
opposing
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
pieces
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From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
power
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From this reading There is no power so subtle and so strong as that of association.
public
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
sere
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
simple
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
single
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
Sir
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
slash
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From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
slave
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
Society
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
somewhat
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
strong
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From this reading There is no power so subtle and so strong as that of association.
subtle
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From this reading There is no power so subtle and so strong as that of association.
task
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no power so subtle and so strong as that of association.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
There
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From this reading There is no power so subtle and so strong as that of association.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
wayward
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have learnt to associate mustard with beef, and therefore mustard shall be eaten with beef until the day when the lion shall lie down with the lamb.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who, when they slash and cut to pieces, Do so with civilest addresses.
word
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From this reading Society--itself an association--is the slave of a word, and society had acquired the habit of coupling the names of Sir John Meredith and Lady Cantourne.
year
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
yellow
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From this reading Miss Millicent Chyne became aware, as the year advanced towards the sere and yellow leaf, that in opposing her wayward will in single combat against a simple little association in the public mind she was undertaking a somewhat herculean task.
