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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 But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
array
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
bee-hunter
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From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For thou wert born of woman!
breast
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From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
burnt
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
business-like
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From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
child
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From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
curdled
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From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
direct
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From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
dread
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
favorable
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From this reading Putting the most favorable view on his situation, it was frightful to look on.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For thou wert born of woman!
frightful
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From this reading Putting the most favorable view on his situation, it was frightful to look on.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
gloom
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
Holiest
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
indignation
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Putting the most favorable view on his situation, it was frightful to look on.
laid
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From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
listened
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From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Putting the most favorable view on his situation, it was frightful to look on.
manger
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From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
manner
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From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
most
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From this reading Putting the most favorable view on his situation, it was frightful to look on.
mother
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From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
naked
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From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
O
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For thou wert born of woman!
off
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From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
omnipotent
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
Peter's
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From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
Putting
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From this reading Putting the most favorable view on his situation, it was frightful to look on.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
road
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
rude
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From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
sin
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
situation
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From this reading Putting the most favorable view on his situation, it was frightful to look on.
soft
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From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
strewed
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
subject
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From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
tempestuous
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading For thou wert born of woman!
thunders
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
treating
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From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
undefiled
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From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
veins
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From this reading The blood of the bee-hunter curdled in his veins as he listened to Peter's business-like and direct manner of treating this terrible subject.
view
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From this reading Putting the most favorable view on his situation, it was frightful to look on.
virgin
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From this reading But thee, a soft and naked child, Thy mother undefiled, In the rude manger laid to rest From off her virgin breast.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
way
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading For thou wert born of woman!
woman
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From this reading For thou wert born of woman!
world
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From this reading Thou didst come, O Holiest! to this world of sin and gloom, Not in thy dread omnipotent array; And not by thunders strewed Was thy tempestuous road, Nor indignation burnt before thee on thy way.
