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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 A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
battling
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.
bind
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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
bridge
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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
brothers
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
darkly
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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
fiercely
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
find
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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
foes
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
food
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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
God
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
grief
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
gulf
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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
heart
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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
keenest
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
like
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
love
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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
LOVE-TRUTHS
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From this reading "LOVE-TRUTHS."
made
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
meditation
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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
MEETING
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From this reading A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.
natural
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
once
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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
pang
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
rich
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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
RIVALS
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From this reading A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.
saddest
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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
see
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
side
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
some
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
stand
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
sympathy
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.
ThempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
thoughtful
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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
trust
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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
twixt
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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
united
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From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
VIOLENTnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A VIOLENT MEETING BETWEEN THE RIVALS.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
WhompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
wisdom
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From this reading Where is the wisdom that shall bridge this gulf, And bind them once again in trust and love?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Can see, without a pang of keenest grief, Them fiercely battling (like some natural foes) Whom God had made, with help and sympathy, To stand as brothers, side by side, united!
yawns
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From this reading "What thoughtful heart can look into this gulf That darkly yawns 'twixt rich and poor, And not find food for saddest meditation!