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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
back
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
birth
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From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
boulders
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
came
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
climb
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
DAWN
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
dearth
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From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
earth
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
FIGHT
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
fighting
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
find
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From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
fulness
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From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
gently
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
green
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
GRENFELL
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From this reading JULIAN GRENFELL.
heads
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
heaving
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
high
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From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
inlet
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From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
JULIAN
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From this reading JULIAN GRENFELL.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
light-foot
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
like
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
man
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
more
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
newer
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From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
once
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
out
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
quiet
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From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
rapidly
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
rippled
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
rocks
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From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
run
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
sea
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
sentinels
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
shadowed
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From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
smooth
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
Speed
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
stand
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
sun
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
swing
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
tide
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
trees
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From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
very
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From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
warmth
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN the little inlet, shadowed by the high rocks, everything was very quiet.
water
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From this reading The tide was running out rapidly: foot by foot the smooth boulders came out of the sea, to stand like sentinels until once more the heaving green water should swing back and climb gently until it rippled over their heads.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And with the trees to newer birth; And find, when fighting shall be done, Great rest, and fulness after dearth.”
winds
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE DAWN “The fighting man shall from the sun Take warmth, and life from the glowing earth; Speed with the light-foot winds to run.
