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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 “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
always
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
came
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
CAPTIVE
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
chase
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
city
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From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
clover
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
evening
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
faint
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
faintest
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
fatigue
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
fear
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
glimmer
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
Go
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
grow
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
harsh
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
heart-wearying
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
hill-top
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
home
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From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
LEASH
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
Mid
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From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
moon
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
noise
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From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
now
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
paused
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From this reading She paused.
perfume
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
quoted
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
rare
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
reach
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From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
roar
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
said
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
sheep-bells
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From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
sighed
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
sinking
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
Then
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
Thyrsis
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From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
Too
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
town's
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
visits
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
voice
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
warm
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
watching
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CAPTIVE IN LEASH _They were standing on the hill-top, watching the last glimmer of the sinking moon.
whisper
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
whispered
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From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
Why
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From this reading “Go on,” he said, and she quoted-- “Then through the great town’s harsh, heart-wearying roar, Let in thy voice a whisper always come, To chase fatigue and fear: Why faintest thou?
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the faint perfume of the clover came to them upon the warm evening wind, she sighed, and whispered-- “Too rare, too rare, grow now my visits here!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
yore
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From this reading ‘Mid city noise, not as with thee of yore, Thyrsis! in reach of sheep-bells is my home!”
