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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 No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARCHBANKS (softly and musically, but sadly and longingly).
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
away
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
beautiful
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
boat
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
brush
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MARCHBANKS (softly and musically, but sadly and longingly).
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
carpets
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
carry
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From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
chariot
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From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
day
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From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And where there is nothing to do but to be idle, selfish and useless.
don't
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From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
dried
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
dusts
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
far
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
filled
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From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
floors
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
green
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
harshly
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From this reading MORELL (harshly).
idle
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From this reading And where there is nothing to do but to be idle, selfish and useless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And where there is nothing to do but to be idle, selfish and useless.
lamps
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From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
longingly
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From this reading MARCHBANKS (softly and musically, but sadly and longingly).
marble
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
MARCHBANKS
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From this reading MARCHBANKS (softly and musically, but sadly and longingly).
MORELL
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From this reading MORELL (harshly).
musically
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From this reading MARCHBANKS (softly and musically, but sadly and longingly).
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And where there is nothing to do but to be idle, selfish and useless.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
paraffin
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From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
purple
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
rain
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
sadly
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From this reading MARCHBANKS (softly and musically, but sadly and longingly).
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
scrubbing
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
selfish
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From this reading And where there is nothing to do but to be idle, selfish and useless.
shallop
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
sky
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From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
softly
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From this reading MARCHBANKS (softly and musically, but sadly and longingly).
south
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
stars
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From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
sun
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
there
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From this reading And where there is nothing to do but to be idle, selfish and useless.
tiny
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
up
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From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
useless
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From this reading And where there is nothing to do but to be idle, selfish and useless.
washed
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Or a chariot--to carry us up into the sky, where the lamps are stars, and don't need to be filled with paraffin oil every day.
world
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From this reading No, not a scrubbing brush, but a boat--a tiny shallop to sail away in, far from the world, where the marble floors are washed by the rain and dried by the sun, where the south wind dusts the beautiful green and purple carpets.
