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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 STORY.
Ah
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
all
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From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
asleep
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
branches
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From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
child
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
cleaving
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
cold
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
Cradled
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
deep
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
dew
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From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
dropped
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From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
feet
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
glory
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From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
gold
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
heart
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
lay
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
like
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
Lulling
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
misty
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
moon
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From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
moonbeam
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
mystic
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
night
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From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
Rose
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
round
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
sacred
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
saw
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
shuttle
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
sorrow
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
STORY
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From this reading A STORY.
sweet
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
tears
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
Then
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
thread
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
to-morrow
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
Twas
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
weaving
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
web
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
weft
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From this reading In the night I saw her weaving By the misty moonbeam cold, All the weft her shuttle cleaving With a sacred thread of gold.
wept
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the night she told a story, In the night and all night through, While the moon was in her glory, And the branches dropped with dew.
world's
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
wove
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From this reading Ah! she wept me tears of sorrow, Lulling tears so mystic sweet; Then she wove my last to-morrow, And her web lay at my feet.
years
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From this reading 'Twas my life she told, and round it Rose the years as from a deep; In the world's great heart she found it, Cradled like a child asleep.
