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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 Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
able
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
actively
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From this reading Esther was not actively religious, any more than she was actively poetic.
admirably
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From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
all
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Dot and Henry had unmistakably been transmitted the largest share of their father's spirituality.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
any
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From this reading Esther was not actively religious, any more than she was actively poetic.
appealed
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
appealing
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
balanced
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From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To Dot and Henry had unmistakably been transmitted the largest share of their father's spirituality.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
characteristic
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
children
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
composite
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From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
create
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
critic
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
DECISION
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
disappoint
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
diverse
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
Dot
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
DOT'S
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
engaging
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
Esther
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From this reading Esther was not actively religious, any more than she was actively poetic.
excess
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From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
faculties
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From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
father
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
father's
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From this reading To Dot and Henry had unmistakably been transmitted the largest share of their father's spirituality.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
Henry
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From this reading To Dot and Henry had unmistakably been transmitted the largest share of their father's spirituality.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
HerspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
impossible
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
include
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From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
interests
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
just
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
largest
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From this reading To Dot and Henry had unmistakably been transmitted the largest share of their father's spirituality.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
likely
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
more
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From this reading Esther was not actively religious, any more than she was actively poetic.
most
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From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
natures
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From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Esther was not actively religious, any more than she was actively poetic.
Now
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
out
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
poetic
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From this reading Esther was not actively religious, any more than she was actively poetic.
products
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
qualities
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From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
religious
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From this reading Esther was not actively religious, any more than she was actively poetic.
share
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From this reading To Dot and Henry had unmistakably been transmitted the largest share of their father's spirituality.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Esther was not actively religious, any more than she was actively poetic.
spirituality
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From this reading To Dot and Henry had unmistakably been transmitted the largest share of their father's spirituality.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
sympathise
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
temperaments
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Esther was not actively religious, any more than she was actively poetic.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To Dot and Henry had unmistakably been transmitted the largest share of their father's spirituality.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
thus
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From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
transmitted
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From this reading To Dot and Henry had unmistakably been transmitted the largest share of their father's spirituality.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
unmistakably
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From this reading To Dot and Henry had unmistakably been transmitted the largest share of their father's spirituality.
various
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hers was one of those composite, admirably balanced natures which include most qualities and faculties, but no one in excess of another.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading DOT'S DECISION Now, in thus appealing to Dot, her father had appealed to just the one out of all his children who was least likely to disappoint him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
women
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
world
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From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Such make those engaging good women of the world, who are able to understand and sympathise with the most diverse interests and temperaments; as it is the characteristic of a good critic to understand all those various products of art, which it would be impossible for him to create.
