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action
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
ahead
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
all
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From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
appear
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
back
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From this reading Is life so sweet that we would live Though nothing back to life we give?
battle
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From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
big
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
cheers
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
deed
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
deeds
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
Deserves
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
dies
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
eighty
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
fear
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
finer
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
finest
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From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
fruitless
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
garden
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
give
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From this reading Is life so sweet that we would live Though nothing back to life we give?
gives
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
greatness
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
idling
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
join
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is life so sweet that we would live Though nothing back to life we give?
life's
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
live
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From this reading Is life so sweet that we would live Though nothing back to life we give?
Living
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
lost
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
man
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
matter
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From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
means
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
merely
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
Much
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
needed
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
past
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From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
praises
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
see
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
serve
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
service
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Is life so sweet that we would live Though nothing back to life we give?
some
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
sorrow
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
splendor's
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From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
sun
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
sweet
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From this reading Is life so sweet that we would live Though nothing back to life we give?
tasks
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
Then
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
there
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
there's
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From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Is life so sweet that we would live Though nothing back to life we give?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
Time's
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
to-day's
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From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
to-morrow
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
ventures
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
waiting
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From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
wander
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
we're
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.
Why
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
won
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From this reading If all our finest deeds are done, And all our splendor's in the past; If there's no battle to be won, What matter if to-day's our last?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Is life so sweet that we would live Though nothing back to life we give?
years
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From this reading Living If through the years we're not to do Much finer deeds than we have done; If we must merely wander through Time's garden, idling in the sun; If there is nothing big ahead, Why do we fear to join the dead?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Unless to-morrow means that we Shall do some needed service here; That tasks are waiting you and me That will be lost, save we appear; Then why this dreadful thought of sorrow That we may never see to-morrow?
young
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From this reading It is not greatness to have clung To life through eighty fruitless years; The man who dies in action, young, Deserves our praises and our cheers, Who ventures all for one great deed And gives his life to serve life's need.