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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 Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
all
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From this reading Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
ami
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
balanced
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
barmaid
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From this reading You see here my life--barmaid society, ship's tittle-tattle, unending rough toil.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
bitter
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From this reading Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
blame
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From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
covering
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From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
cry
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
cynicism
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From this reading Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
darkness
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From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
desperately
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From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
earnestly
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exceeding
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
far
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From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
forswore
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From this reading Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
guide
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From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
harbour
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From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
haven
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From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see here my life--barmaid society, ship's tittle-tattle, unending rough toil.
hold
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From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
hope
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From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
irregularly
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see here my life--barmaid society, ship's tittle-tattle, unending rough toil.
light
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From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
man
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
moment
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From this reading Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
mon
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
often
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
out
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From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
pier-head
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From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
rises
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
rough
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From this reading You see here my life--barmaid society, ship's tittle-tattle, unending rough toil.
sea
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From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
see
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From this reading You see here my life--barmaid society, ship's tittle-tattle, unending rough toil.
ship's
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From this reading You see here my life--barmaid society, ship's tittle-tattle, unending rough toil.
society
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From this reading You see here my life--barmaid society, ship's tittle-tattle, unending rough toil.
sometimes
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
soul
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
star
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From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
there
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
ThinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
tiny
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From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
tittle-tattle
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From this reading You see here my life--barmaid society, ship's tittle-tattle, unending rough toil.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have but one hold, one haven, one star to guide--canst blame me, _mon ami_, if I hold desperately to a tiny hope?
toil
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From this reading You see here my life--barmaid society, ship's tittle-tattle, unending rough toil.
too
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
unending
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From this reading You see here my life--barmaid society, ship's tittle-tattle, unending rough toil.
very
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From this reading But, _mon ami_, I am a man--a very irregularly balanced man, too, I often think--and there rises from my soul an exceeding bitter cry sometimes.
walk
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From this reading Thinking this out, I walk far out to the pier-head, beneath the harbour light, and look earnestly into the darkness covering the sea.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, yes, I know I forswore it all in a moment of bitter cynicism.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see here my life--barmaid society, ship's tittle-tattle, unending rough toil.
