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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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acres
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aloud
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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angry
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From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
away
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barren
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bended
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black
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boundaries
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From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
CHAMBERLAIN
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From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
cloak
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covers
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cry
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doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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doom
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door
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fear
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
given
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From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
goes
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gold
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
happy
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From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
harvests
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From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KING What if he covers himself with a huge black cloak and does not speak and goes muttering away, slowly with bended head, till our fear spreads to the sentries and they cry aloud?
head
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading KING What if he covers himself with a huge black cloak and does not speak and goes muttering away, slowly with bended head, till our fear spreads to the sentries and they cry aloud?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
hoard
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huge
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
idle
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From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading KING What if he covers himself with a huge black cloak and does not speak and goes muttering away, slowly with bended head, till our fear spreads to the sentries and they cry aloud?
ill-nurtured
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From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
inherited
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From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
insolence
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From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
interpreted
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From this reading CHAMBERLAIN It is not the stars, it is not the stars, Majesty, for the prophets of the stars have not interpreted it.
iron
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From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
KING
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land
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From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
laws
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From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
lo
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From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
Majesty
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From this reading CHAMBERLAIN It is not the stars, it is not the stars, Majesty, for the prophets of the stars have not interpreted it.
muttering
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
naughty
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From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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nursed
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From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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out
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From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
peace
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From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
people
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From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
prophets
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From this reading CHAMBERLAIN It is not the stars, it is not the stars, Majesty, for the prophets of the stars have not interpreted it.
prosperity
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From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
rocky
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From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
scribe
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sentries
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slowly
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some
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speak
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spread
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spreads
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stars
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From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KING What if he covers himself with a huge black cloak and does not speak and goes muttering away, slowly with bended head, till our fear spreads to the sentries and they cry aloud?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KING What if he covers himself with a huge black cloak and does not speak and goes muttering away, slowly with bended head, till our fear spreads to the sentries and they cry aloud?
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KING What if he covers himself with a huge black cloak and does not speak and goes muttering away, slowly with bended head, till our fear spreads to the sentries and they cry aloud?
towns
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From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
up
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From this reading I have brought up harvests out of barren acres and given good laws unto naughty towns, and my people are happy, and lo, the stars are angry!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading CHAMBERLAIN This is no doom from the stars, but some idle scribe hath written it in his insolence upon the iron door, wasting his hoard of gold.
war
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From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
wasting
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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windy
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From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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written
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years
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From this reading KING Not for myself I have a fear of doom, not for myself; but I inherited a rocky land, windy and ill-nurtured, and nursed it to prosperity by years of peace and spread its boundaries by years of war.
