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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 Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
able
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
also
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From this reading And he stretched himself out in the caldron, so that he rent the caldron into four pieces, and burst his own heart also.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And he cast himself among the dead bodies of the Irish, and two unshod Irishmen came to him, and, taking him to be one of the Irish, flung him into the caldron.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And he cast himself among the dead bodies of the Irish, and two unshod Irishmen came to him, and, taking him to be one of the Irish, flung him into the caldron.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
betide
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From this reading Evil betide me if I find not a deliverance therefrom."
bodies
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
bringing
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
burst
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From this reading And he stretched himself out in the caldron, so that he rent the caldron into four pieces, and burst his own heart also.
caldron
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
came
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
cast
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
cause
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
day
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
dead
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
deliverance
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From this reading Evil betide me if I find not a deliverance therefrom."
Evil
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From this reading Evil betide me if I find not a deliverance therefrom."
Evnissyen
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
fighting-men
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
find
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From this reading Evil betide me if I find not a deliverance therefrom."
fire
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
flung
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From this reading And he cast himself among the dead bodies of the Irish, and two unshod Irishmen came to him, and, taking him to be one of the Irish, flung him into the caldron.
forth
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
four
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From this reading And he stretched himself out in the caldron, so that he rent the caldron into four pieces, and burst his own heart also.
full
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
good
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
great
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
heart
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he cast himself among the dead bodies of the Irish, and two unshod Irishmen came to him, and, taking him to be one of the Irish, flung him into the caldron.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And he cast himself among the dead bodies of the Irish, and two unshod Irishmen came to him, and, taking him to be one of the Irish, flung him into the caldron.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Evil betide me if I find not a deliverance therefrom."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
Irish
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
Irishmen
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From this reading And he cast himself among the dead bodies of the Irish, and two unshod Irishmen came to him, and, taking him to be one of the Irish, flung him into the caldron.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
Island
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
kindled
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
men
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
Mighty
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
next
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
nowhere
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And he cast himself among the dead bodies of the Irish, and two unshod Irishmen came to him, and, taking him to be one of the Irish, flung him into the caldron.
out
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From this reading And he stretched himself out in the caldron, so that he rent the caldron into four pieces, and burst his own heart also.
own
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From this reading And he stretched himself out in the caldron, so that he rent the caldron into four pieces, and burst his own heart also.
pieces
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From this reading And he stretched himself out in the caldron, so that he rent the caldron into four pieces, and burst his own heart also.
renovation
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
rent
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From this reading And he stretched himself out in the caldron, so that he rent the caldron into four pieces, and burst his own heart also.
resuscitated
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
said
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
saw
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
speak
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
strait
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
stretched
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From this reading And he stretched himself out in the caldron, so that he rent the caldron into four pieces, and burst his own heart also.
taking
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From this reading And he cast himself among the dead bodies of the Irish, and two unshod Irishmen came to him, and, taking him to be one of the Irish, flung him into the caldron.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
Then
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From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
therefrom
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From this reading Evil betide me if I find not a deliverance therefrom."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
two
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From this reading And he cast himself among the dead bodies of the Irish, and two unshod Irishmen came to him, and, taking him to be one of the Irish, flung him into the caldron.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
unshod
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From this reading And he cast himself among the dead bodies of the Irish, and two unshod Irishmen came to him, and, taking him to be one of the Irish, flung him into the caldron.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the Irish kindled a fire under the caldron of renovation, and they cast the dead bodies into the caldron until it was full, and the next day they came forth fighting-men as good as before, except that they were not able to speak.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
woe
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From this reading Then when Evnissyen saw the dead bodies of the men of the Island of the Mighty nowhere resuscitated, he said in his heart, "Alas! woe is me, that I should have been the cause of bringing the men of the Island of the Mighty into so great a strait.
