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1923
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
ablaze
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marchers shout again! again!! again!!!
all
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
awe
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
Babylon
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
bellies
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
blue
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
bosom
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
breast
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
breath
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
celebration
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
chiselled
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
Cities
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
city's
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
close
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
commune
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
curl
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
DAY
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
decay
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
drawing
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
Earth's
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
face
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
feet
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
flower
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
glad
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
gloom
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
glows
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
golden
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
gone
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
hand
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
happy
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
head
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
heart
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
hearts
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
high
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
iron-towered
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
land
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
late
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
lay
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
Leaving
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
lessons
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
lifted
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
lifting
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
like
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
majestically
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
Man
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
man's
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
many
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
marchers
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From this reading The marchers shout again! again!! again!!!
mark
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
martyrs
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
men
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
mighty
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
mounted
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
moves
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
near
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
Neva
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
Nevsky
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
new
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
Now
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
oblongs
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
once
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
PETROGRAD
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
place
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
playing
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
plunderers
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
Power
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
pregnant
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
progress
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
quiet
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
reach
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
Red
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
regal
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
rejoices
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
rhyme
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
ripples
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
riven
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
robbed
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
rule
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
sceptered
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
schemed
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
seven
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
shout
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From this reading The marchers shout again! again!! again!!!
Shrouded
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
silver
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
single
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
snow
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
snow-slabs
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
sobbed
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
soon
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
splendid
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
Spring
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
stone
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
stones
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
sun
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
sun-rays
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
sweet
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
Symbolic
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
symbols
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
teach
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
today
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
triumph
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
upward
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
vanished
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From this reading The stones, where once the hearts of martyrs sobbed Their blood, are sweet unto their feet today, In celebration of the First of May._ _Cities are symbols of man's upward reach, Man drawing near to man in close commune, And mighty cities mighty lessons teach Of man's decay or progress, late or soon, And many an iron-towered Babylon, Beneath the quiet golden breath of Time Has vanished like the snow under the sun, Leaving no single mark in stone or rhyme To flame the lifted heart of man today, As Petrograd upon the First of May._
veil
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
victims
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
winter
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
winter's
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From this reading _PETROGRAD: MAY DAY, 1923_ _The Neva moves majestically on, The sun-rays playing on her breast at seven, From her blue bosom all winter's snow-slabs gone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
womb
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
yesterday
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From this reading Now ripples curl where yesterday lay riven Great silver oblongs chiselled by the hand Of Spring that bellies through Earth's happy womb, To glad and flower the long, long pregnant land!
yesternight
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From this reading Where yesternight a veil of winter gloom Shrouded the city's splendid face,--today All life rejoices for the First of May._ _The Nevsky glows ablaze with regal Red, Symbolic of the triumph and the rule Of the new Power now lifting high its head Above the place where once a sceptered fool Was mounted by the plunderers of men To awe the victims while they schemed and robbed.
