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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 Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
ambrosia
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From this reading Cream is more fragrant, more delicious, more potent than nectar or ambrosia.
ancients
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
any
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From this reading A cedar churn is more delicately perfumed than any patera of the gods.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
beauty
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
beings
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
blessed
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
bloomed
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
bright
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
called
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
cedar
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From this reading A cedar churn is more delicately perfumed than any patera of the gods.
charmingly
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
churn
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From this reading A cedar churn is more delicately perfumed than any patera of the gods.
churning
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
Cream
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From this reading Cream is more fragrant, more delicious, more potent than nectar or ambrosia.
day
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
deities
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
delicately
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From this reading A cedar churn is more delicately perfumed than any patera of the gods.
delicious
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From this reading Cream is more fragrant, more delicious, more potent than nectar or ambrosia.
delightful
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
ecstatic
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
focus
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
fragrant
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From this reading Cream is more fragrant, more delicious, more potent than nectar or ambrosia.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
full
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
gods
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From this reading A cedar churn is more delicately perfumed than any patera of the gods.
grown
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What a talk Susie and I had that day!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
kind
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
lily-like
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
more
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From this reading Cream is more fragrant, more delicious, more potent than nectar or ambrosia.
nectar
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From this reading Cream is more fragrant, more delicious, more potent than nectar or ambrosia.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cream is more fragrant, more delicious, more potent than nectar or ambrosia.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
pastime
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
patera
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From this reading A cedar churn is more delicately perfumed than any patera of the gods.
perfect
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
perfumed
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From this reading A cedar churn is more delicately perfumed than any patera of the gods.
potent
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From this reading Cream is more fragrant, more delicious, more potent than nectar or ambrosia.
really
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
reverence
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
sacred
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
say
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
sea's
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
seen
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
Susie
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From this reading What a talk Susie and I had that day!
swaying
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
talk
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From this reading What a talk Susie and I had that day!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Cream is more fragrant, more delicious, more potent than nectar or ambrosia.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
travail
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From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a talk Susie and I had that day!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, I say it with reverence, I have seen, swaying lily-like above the churn, a beauty more perfect than that which bloomed full grown from the bright focus of the sea's ecstatic travail.
work
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From this reading Ever since that day I have thought churning a kind of sacred, charmingly blessed work, which ought to be, if really it is not, the pastime of those delightful beings the ancients called deities.
