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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 Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
agone
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
all
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From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
amorous
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
arms
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
bitterer
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
blue
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
breath
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From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
CHASTELARD
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From this reading CHASTELARD.
curled-up
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
eyes
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
face
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
feel
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From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
felt
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
forth
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
glad
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
gracious
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
grave
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
hair
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
hap
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I know that well.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
keep
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I know that well.
Less
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
lids
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
low
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
O
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
particular
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
print
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
shoulder
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
Sit
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From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
soft
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
some
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From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
special
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
sweet
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From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think I know that well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
thick
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I know that well.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
vein
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
well
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From this reading I think I know that well.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
whole
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From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
years
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From this reading O gracious body that mine arms have had, And hair my face has felt on it! grave eyes And low thick lids that keep since years agone In the blue sweet of each particular vein Some special print of me!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sit here a little till I feel you through In all my breath and blood for some sweet while.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am right glad That I must never feel a bitterer thing Than your soft curled-up shoulder and amorous arms From this time forth; nothing can hap to me Less good than this for all my whole life through.
