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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 "At length within a lonely cell, They saw a mournful dame.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
announce
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
anxious
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At length within a lonely cell, They saw a mournful dame.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
Bertie
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
besought
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
boy's
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DOWN BY THE LAKE.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading "At length within a lonely cell, They saw a mournful dame.
cheeks
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
childless
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
come
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
Condole
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
dame
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From this reading "At length within a lonely cell, They saw a mournful dame.
days
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
dimm'd
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
doleful
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
door
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
DOWN
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From this reading DOWN BY THE LAKE.
eyes
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
fate
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
Frances
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
gentle
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
here
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
illness
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
knight
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
know
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
LAKE
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From this reading DOWN BY THE LAKE.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading "At length within a lonely cell, They saw a mournful dame.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
lonely
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From this reading "At length within a lonely cell, They saw a mournful dame.
long
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
made
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
mate
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
mother
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
mournful
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From this reading "At length within a lonely cell, They saw a mournful dame.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
nervous
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
opening
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
pale
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
said
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
saw
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From this reading "At length within a lonely cell, They saw a mournful dame.
see
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
Sir
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
some-one
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
start
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
sudden
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
tale
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
tears
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN BY THE LAKE.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "At length within a lonely cell, They saw a mournful dame.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
tremble
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
URSINE
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
Valentine
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
walk
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From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frances was nervous and anxious for days after her walk with Bertie; the sudden opening of a door made her start and tremble lest it should be some-one come to announce the boy's illness.
weeping
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
wife
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "At length within a lonely cell, They saw a mournful dame.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
woe
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From this reading Her gentle eyes were dimm'd with tears, Her cheeks were pale with woe: And long Sir Valentine besought Her doleful tale to know.
wretched
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
young
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From this reading 'Alas! young knight,' she weeping said, 'Condole my wretched fate; A childless mother here you see; A wife without a mate'" VALENTINE AND URSINE.
