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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 Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
anchor
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
burning
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
cry
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
Death
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From this reading “Death! death! do I see thee with weapon dread— Art thou laying thy hand on his noble head?
dispute
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From this reading Lo! the wife is here, with her sleepless eye, To dispute each step of thy victory.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Death! death! do I see thee with weapon dread— Art thou laying thy hand on his noble head?
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
dread
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From this reading “Death! death! do I see thee with weapon dread— Art thou laying thy hand on his noble head?
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Lo! the wife is here, with her sleepless eye, To dispute each step of thy victory.
embrace
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From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
eye
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From this reading Lo! the wife is here, with her sleepless eye, To dispute each step of thy victory.
eyeballs
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
firmest
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
flow
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
fold
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From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
form
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From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
gold
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From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
hand
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From this reading “Death! death! do I see thee with weapon dread— Art thou laying thy hand on his noble head?
head
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From this reading “Death! death! do I see thee with weapon dread— Art thou laying thy hand on his noble head?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lo! the wife is here, with her sleepless eye, To dispute each step of thy victory.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
high
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From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
hopes
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Death! death! do I see thee with weapon dread— Art thou laying thy hand on his noble head?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lo! the wife is here, with her sleepless eye, To dispute each step of thy victory.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
laying
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From this reading “Death! death! do I see thee with weapon dread— Art thou laying thy hand on his noble head?
Lo
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From this reading Lo! the wife is here, with her sleepless eye, To dispute each step of thy victory.
man
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From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
manhood
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
nerve
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
noble
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From this reading “Death! death! do I see thee with weapon dread— Art thou laying thy hand on his noble head?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
Pain
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From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
prayer
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From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
resting-place
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From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
rock
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
see
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From this reading “Death! death! do I see thee with weapon dread— Art thou laying thy hand on his noble head?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
sleepless
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From this reading Lo! the wife is here, with her sleepless eye, To dispute each step of thy victory.
soul's
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From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
span
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From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lo! the wife is here, with her sleepless eye, To dispute each step of thy victory.
straining
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
swells
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From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
swerve
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
tears
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She doth fold that form in her soul’s embrace, And her prayer swells high from its resting-place.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Death! death! do I see thee with weapon dread— Art thou laying thy hand on his noble head?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lo! the wife is here, with her sleepless eye, To dispute each step of thy victory.
tortured
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
victory
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From this reading Lo! the wife is here, with her sleepless eye, To dispute each step of thy victory.
wasted
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From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
weapon
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From this reading “Death! death! do I see thee with weapon dread— Art thou laying thy hand on his noble head?
wife
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From this reading Lo! the wife is here, with her sleepless eye, To dispute each step of thy victory.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
woe
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
wrestling
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From this reading “Pain! pain! art thou wrestling here with man, For the broken gold of his wasted span?
yields
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From this reading Art thou straining thy rock on his tortured nerve, Till his firmest hopes from their anchor swerve, Till the burning tears from his eyeballs flow, And his manhood yields in a cry of woe?
