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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are really the authors of it.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
authors
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From this reading You are really the authors of it.
bearing
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
book
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
BOW
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
brave
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
calm
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
frank
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From this reading I have only put into words The frank simplicity of your sailor life."
FRENCH
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
FRIEND
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
hearts
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have only put into words The frank simplicity of your sailor life."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
JAN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
laugh
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From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have only put into words The frank simplicity of your sailor life."
live
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
noble
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
old
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From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
OLIVIA
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
only
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From this reading I have only put into words The frank simplicity of your sailor life."
ORANGE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
put
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From this reading I have only put into words The frank simplicity of your sailor life."
really
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From this reading You are really the authors of it.
repeating
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
RIBBON
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
ROWING
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
sailor
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From this reading I have only put into words The frank simplicity of your sailor life."
sea
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
simplicity
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From this reading I have only put into words The frank simplicity of your sailor life."
sit
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From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
softly
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From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
SONG
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
sons
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
things
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
VEDDER'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
why
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From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
WIFE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "JAN VEDDER'S WIFE," "THE BOW OF ORANGE RIBBON," "FRIEND OLIVIA," ETC., ETC.
words
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From this reading I have only put into words The frank simplicity of your sailor life."
Write
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
written
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From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'It is because I am repeating to myself, Write! write Of the valiant strength, The calm, brave bearing Of the sons of the sea.'" --FRENCH ROWING SONG "And that is why I have written this book Of the things that live in your noble hearts.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "'Tell me, my old friend, tell me why You sit and softly laugh by yourself.'
