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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 They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
age
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
air
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From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
all
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And those who were good shall be happy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And those who were good shall be happy.
blame
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
brushes
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From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
canvas
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From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
chair
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From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
coloured
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From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
comets
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From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
draw
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
entire
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From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
fame
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
get
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
God
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
golden
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From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And those who were good shall be happy.
hair
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From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
happy
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From this reading And those who were good shall be happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
joy
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
June
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From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
KIPLING
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
laughing
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From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
Magdalene
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
Master
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
meet
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From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
money
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
only
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
paint
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
Paul
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
Peter
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
praise
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
R
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
ran
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From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
real
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
saints
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
sees
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
separate
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And those who were good shall be happy.
sit
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From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
sitting
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
splash
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From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
spread
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From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
star
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
ten-league
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From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
things
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And those who were good shall be happy.
tired
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
village
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From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And those who were good shall be happy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And those who were good shall be happy.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They shall sit in a golden chair; They shall splash at a ten-league canvas With brushes of comets' hair.
wonder
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From this reading And meanwhile, as May ran laughing to meet June, an air of coloured wonder spread itself about the entire village.
work
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From this reading They shall have real saints to paint from-- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul; They shall work for an age at a sitting And never get tired at all.
working
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From this reading And only the Master shall praise them, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, And each in his separate star, Shall draw the thing as he sees it For the God of things as they are, R. KIPLING.
