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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 I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I hate the hand that slaughters babes at sea, I hate that will that orders wives to die.
babes
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From this reading I hate the hand that slaughters babes at sea, I hate that will that orders wives to die.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
came
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From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
cannot
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
Clasped
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From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
die
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From this reading I hate the hand that slaughters babes at sea, I hate that will that orders wives to die.
drunk
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
dumb
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From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
felt
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From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
fight
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From this reading Hate They say we must not hate, nor fight in hate.
grasped
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From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
hand
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From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
Hate
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From this reading Hate They say we must not hate, nor fight in hate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
hope
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From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
hour
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
I've
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
known
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From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
lips
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From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
love
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
man
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From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
many
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
mildly
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Hate They say we must not hate, nor fight in hate.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Hate They say we must not hate, nor fight in hate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hate They say we must not hate, nor fight in hate.
Oh
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From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
Old
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From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
only
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
orders
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From this reading I hate the hand that slaughters babes at sea, I hate that will that orders wives to die.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
own
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From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
power
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
say
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From this reading Hate They say we must not hate, nor fight in hate.
sea
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From this reading I hate the hand that slaughters babes at sea, I hate that will that orders wives to die.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
slaughters
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From this reading I hate the hand that slaughters babes at sea, I hate that will that orders wives to die.
solemn
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
sorrowing
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From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
stammered
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From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
state
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
then
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From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hate They say we must not hate, nor fight in hate.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
tightly
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From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
to-day
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From this reading And ever since then I have felt his hand Clasped tightly in my own, And to-day his silence I understand-- My sorrowing he had known.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
view
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From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Hate They say we must not hate, nor fight in hate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hate the hand that slaughters babes at sea, I hate that will that orders wives to die.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've thought it over many a solemn hour, And cannot mildly view the man or state That has no thought, save only to be great; I cannot love the creature drunk with power.
wives
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From this reading I hate the hand that slaughters babes at sea, I hate that will that orders wives to die.
you'll
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From this reading But another came, and his lips were dumb As he grasped me by the hand, And he stammered: "Old man, I had to come, Oh, I hope you'll understand."
