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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 _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POVERTY AND DEATH.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
Back
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From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
bed
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
bit
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
bread
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
came
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From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
cellar
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From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
cry
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
Daddy
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
dark
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
darlings
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
DEATH
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From this reading POVERTY AND DEATH.
dreaded
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
dæmon
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
feels
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
find
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From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
flags
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
foe
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
food
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From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
Foot-sore
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From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
gain
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
heard
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
heart-sore
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From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
How
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
lie
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
light
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From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
like
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
maddening
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
man
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
Nearer
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
POVERTY
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From this reading POVERTY AND DEATH.
rich
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
round
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
saw
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
Shivering
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From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
sicken'd
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
some
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
sound
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
steals
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
stroke
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
Telling
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _He_ never saw his darlings lie Shivering, the flags their bed; _He_ never heard that maddening cry, 'Daddy, a bit of bread!'"
there
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From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
tramp'd
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
twas
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
vain
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
Want
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From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
weary
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "How little can the rich man know Of what the poor man feels, When Want, like some dark dæmon foe, Nearer and nearer steals!
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
winter's
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From this reading Foot-sore, heart-sore, _he_ never came Back through the winter's wind, To a dark cellar, there no flame, No light, no food, to find.
work
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From this reading _He_ never tramp'd the weary round, A stroke of work to gain, And sicken'd at the dreaded sound Telling him 'twas in vain.
