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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 On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
action
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
Atlantic
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From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
Atta
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
away
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
BEAR
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From this reading THE DANCING BEAR.
bear-ward
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From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
begged
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
clumsily
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
conscious
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
control
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
crowns
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
DANCING
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From this reading THE DANCING BEAR.
dearest
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
dole
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From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
Elf-land
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
eyes
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
fancy's
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
Far
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
gave
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From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
glad
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From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
goal
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
gossamer
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
Grateful
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From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
grave
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From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
Heine
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From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
hope
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From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
ideal
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
Merci
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From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
Mossieu
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From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
o'er
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From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
own
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
partial
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From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
play
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
poets
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
purpose
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
reached
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From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
rose
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
scenes
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
seeing
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From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
side
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From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
slave
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From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
straight
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
stretch
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
sway
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DANCING BEAR.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
threads
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
thrice
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From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_Merci, Mossieu!_” the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave Of partial memory, seeing at his side A bear immortal.
to-day
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
toll
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
Troll
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
vision
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
walk
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
wallowing
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
welter
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From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
wide
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From this reading The glad dole I gave Was none of mine; poor Heine o’er the wide Atlantic welter reached it from his grave.
wide-flown
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
win
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From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
witched
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From this reading On my walk to-day, A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll, When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll, And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway, And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal Of their own conscious purpose; they control With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy’s play, And so our action.
