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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 Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
abeyance
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the beginning of August, I rejoined him at Ben Rhydding.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About the beginning of August, I rejoined him at Ben Rhydding.
August
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From this reading About the beginning of August, I rejoined him at Ben Rhydding.
authority
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From this reading Thus only to the world thy speech can flow Charged with the sad authority of woe.
battle
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About the beginning of August, I rejoined him at Ben Rhydding.
Ben
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From this reading About the beginning of August, I rejoined him at Ben Rhydding.
borne
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
bruised
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
chant
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
Charged
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From this reading Thus only to the world thy speech can flow Charged with the sad authority of woe.
conquering
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
eyes
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
F
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From this reading F. W. H. Myers.
felt
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
flow
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From this reading Thus only to the world thy speech can flow Charged with the sad authority of woe.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
grow
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From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
H
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From this reading F. W. H. Myers.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
heart
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From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About the beginning of August, I rejoined him at Ben Rhydding.
hour
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From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading About the beginning of August, I rejoined him at Ben Rhydding.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
known
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
man
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
Men
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
more
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
Myers
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From this reading F. W. H. Myers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
note
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
nurtured
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus only to the world thy speech can flow Charged with the sad authority of woe.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
only
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From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
own
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
piteous
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From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
proud
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From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
psalm
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
Red
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About the beginning of August, I rejoined him at Ben Rhydding.
Rhydding
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From this reading About the beginning of August, I rejoined him at Ben Rhydding.
sad
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From this reading Thus only to the world thy speech can flow Charged with the sad authority of woe.
see
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
shade
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
sing
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
soul
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
speech
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From this reading Thus only to the world thy speech can flow Charged with the sad authority of woe.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus only to the world thy speech can flow Charged with the sad authority of woe.
Then
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From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
thus
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From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus only to the world thy speech can flow Charged with the sad authority of woe.
true
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
W
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From this reading F. W. H. Myers.
Warriors
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
whole
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
wholly
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From this reading “Then in that hour rejoice, since only thus Can thy proud heart grow wholly piteous.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus only to the world thy speech can flow Charged with the sad authority of woe.
woe
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From this reading Thus only to the world thy speech can flow Charged with the sad authority of woe.
world
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From this reading Thus only to the world thy speech can flow Charged with the sad authority of woe.
worst
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From this reading Since no man nurtured in the shade can sing To a true note one psalm of conquering; Warriors must chant it whom our own eyes see Red from the battle and more bruised than we, Men who have borne the worst, have known the whole, Have felt the last abeyance of the soul.”
