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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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actual
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all
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From this reading It was the definiteness, the identification of the man, that caused all her difficulty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
arrives
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From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
asking
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
birthday
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bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
brings
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
caused
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From this reading It was the definiteness, the identification of the man, that caused all her difficulty.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
chosen
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From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love has come to them unmistakably.
definite
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definiteness
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difficulty
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From this reading It was the definiteness, the identification of the man, that caused all her difficulty.
disquieting
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doubts
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From this reading Some, perhaps many, have no doubts.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
fears
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
flesh
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
Frazer
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give
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love has come to them unmistakably.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some, perhaps many, have no doubts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
identification
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From this reading It was the definiteness, the identification of the man, that caused all her difficulty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the definiteness, the identification of the man, that caused all her difficulty.
Love
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From this reading Love has come to them unmistakably.
majority
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man
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many
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From this reading Some, perhaps many, have no doubts.
matter
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From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Some, perhaps many, have no doubts.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
perhaps
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From this reading Some, perhaps many, have no doubts.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
Ruth
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
some
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From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
soul
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speculations
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tearful
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Love has come to them unmistakably.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
twentieth
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uncertainty
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unmistakably
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From this reading Love has come to them unmistakably.
vague
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All women expect to be chosen by, and to choose, some man; but when he arrives in actual flesh and blood--that is quite another matter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ruth Frazer had passed her twentieth birthday, and now, for the first time, she was asking herself that question which brings tearful uncertainty, vague fears, disquieting speculations to the great majority of women--should she give herself, body and soul, into the hands of a definite man?
women
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