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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 But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
all
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves--'Vain is this seeking!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
assembly
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
best
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From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
break
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From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
chain
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From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
creation
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
cry
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From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
day
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From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
deepest
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From this reading Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves--'Vain is this seeking!
dismay
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From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
glory
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From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
gods
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
goes
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From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
golden
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From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
harp
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From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
heavens
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From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
held
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
joy
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
light
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From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
lost
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From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
new
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
night
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From this reading Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves--'Vain is this seeking!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
Oh
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
Only
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From this reading Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves--'Vain is this seeking!
other
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From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
perfection
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
picture
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
sang
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
search
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From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
seeking
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From this reading Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves--'Vain is this seeking!
seems
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From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
shone
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves--'Vain is this seeking!
sky
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
smile
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From this reading Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves--'Vain is this seeking!
snapped
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From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
somewhere
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From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
song
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From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
star
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From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
stars
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
string
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From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves--'Vain is this seeking!
there
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From this reading But one cried of a sudden--'It seems that somewhere there is a break in the chain of light and one of the stars has been lost.'
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves--'Vain is this seeking!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
unalloyed
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From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
unceasing
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From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
Vain
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From this reading Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves--'Vain is this seeking!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the creation was new and all the stars shone in their first splendour, the gods held their assembly in the sky and sang 'Oh, the picture of perfection! the joy unalloyed!'
whisper
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From this reading Only in the deepest silence of night the stars smile and whisper among themselves--'Vain is this seeking!
world
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From this reading From that day the search is unceasing for her, and the cry goes on from one to the other that in her the world has lost its one joy!
Yes
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From this reading The golden string of their harp snapped, their song stopped, and they cried in dismay--'Yes, that lost star was the best, she was the glory of all heavens!'
