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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 The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
all
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From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
ALLSTON
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From this reading --WASHINGTON ALLSTON.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
awoke
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From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
back
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From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
Bourdon
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From this reading The history given by le Bourdon lasted until the canoes reached the south shore.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The history given by le Bourdon lasted until the canoes reached the south shore.
call
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
cannot
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
canoes
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From this reading The history given by le Bourdon lasted until the canoes reached the south shore.
claim
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
companions
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From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
day
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From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
delight
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
Dorothy
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From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
e'en
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
enough
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From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
exertions
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From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
give
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
given
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From this reading The history given by le Bourdon lasted until the canoes reached the south shore.
gives
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
Glad
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From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
gladness
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
history
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From this reading The history given by le Bourdon lasted until the canoes reached the south shore.
humblest
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
lasted
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From this reading The history given by le Bourdon lasted until the canoes reached the south shore.
le
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From this reading The history given by le Bourdon lasted until the canoes reached the south shore.
light
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
lives
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
loved
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
lovelier
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
midnight
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From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
needful
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From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
needs
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
now
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
once
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
prepare
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From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
reached
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From this reading The history given by le Bourdon lasted until the canoes reached the south shore.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
richer
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
safe
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From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
see
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From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
seek
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From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
seems
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
shore
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From this reading The history given by le Bourdon lasted until the canoes reached the south shore.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
south
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From this reading The history given by le Bourdon lasted until the canoes reached the south shore.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
then
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From this reading It was then midnight, and all now retired to seek the rest which might be so needful to prepare them for the exertions of the next day.
there
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
things
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From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The history given by le Bourdon lasted until the canoes reached the south shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Glad enough was Dorothy to see them both safe back, for neither of her companions had yet awoke.
WASHINGTON
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From this reading --WASHINGTON ALLSTON.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The things that once she loved are still the same; Yet now there needs another name To give the feeling which they claim, While she the feeling gives; She cannot call it gladness or delight; And yet there seems to be a richer, lovelier light On e'en the humblest thing that lives.
