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accompaniment
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE WAIF AFTER THE STORM.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
asleep
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
bark
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From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
cans't
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From this reading An eye is upon thee and thou cans't not perish!
check
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From this reading Who shall check the rising storm and temper the fury of the winds to the poor lone lamb?
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
dreams
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
ecstasy
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
experienced
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
eye
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From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
fell
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
frail
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fury
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guide
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From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
hungry
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An eye is upon thee and thou cans't not perish!
lamb
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From this reading Who shall check the rising storm and temper the fury of the winds to the poor lone lamb?
listened
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
Little
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From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
lone
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moaned
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
music
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
never
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An eye is upon thee and thou cans't not perish!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
perish
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From this reading An eye is upon thee and thou cans't not perish!
Phebe
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
poor
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From this reading Who shall check the rising storm and temper the fury of the winds to the poor lone lamb?
rising
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From this reading Who shall check the rising storm and temper the fury of the winds to the poor lone lamb?
rolling
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
sad
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
sea-birds
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
shore
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
shrieked
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
slumberer
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From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
song
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
STORM
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From this reading THE WAIF AFTER THE STORM.
temper
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From this reading Who shall check the rising storm and temper the fury of the winds to the poor lone lamb?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAIF AFTER THE STORM.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading An eye is upon thee and thou cans't not perish!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading An eye is upon thee and thou cans't not perish!
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
trackless
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From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
unseen
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From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading An eye is upon thee and thou cans't not perish!
WAIF
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From this reading THE WAIF AFTER THE STORM.
waves
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From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
weary
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Little slumberer, who shall guide thy frail bark, unseen by mortal eye, over the trackless waves?
wildest
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
winds
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From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Phebe listened to the rolling music with an ecstasy never before experienced in her wildest dreams, and as the winds moaned on the distant shore and the sea-birds shrieked their sad accompaniment to the chorus of her song, she fell asleep hungry and weary.
