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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 "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
aright
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From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if the Mothon had overheard the Spartan, his voice here suddenly rose behind them, singing:
away
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From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As if the Mothon had overheard the Spartan, his voice here suddenly rose behind them, singing:
blesses
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From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
calm
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
Cleonice
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From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
dakruoen
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
earth
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From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
eyelids
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
face
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
gelaoisa
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
girl
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
goddess
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From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
Greek
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As if the Mothon had overheard the Spartan, his voice here suddenly rose behind them, singing:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
heavenlier
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From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if the Mothon had overheard the Spartan, his voice here suddenly rose behind them, singing:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
Hope
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From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
inspires
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From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
kiss
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From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
learned
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From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
lip
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
Mothon
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From this reading As if the Mothon had overheard the Spartan, his voice here suddenly rose behind them, singing:
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As if the Mothon had overheard the Spartan, his voice here suddenly rose behind them, singing:
Pausanias
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From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
Pierides
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From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
privilege
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From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
rose
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From this reading As if the Mothon had overheard the Spartan, his voice here suddenly rose behind them, singing:
sad
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
said
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From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
singer
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From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
singing
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From this reading As if the Mothon had overheard the Spartan, his voice here suddenly rose behind them, singing:
smile
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
Spartan
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From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As if the Mothon had overheard the Spartan, his voice here suddenly rose behind them, singing:
teacher
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From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
tear
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
tears
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From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Thy singer has learned his art from a teacher heavenlier than the Pierides, and its name is Hope."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As if the Mothon had overheard the Spartan, his voice here suddenly rose behind them, singing:
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
throwing
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
up
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
veil
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
voice
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From this reading As if the Mothon had overheard the Spartan, his voice here suddenly rose behind them, singing:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
weep
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From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
weeping
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From this reading "Thou art weeping still, Cleonice!" said the Spartan, "and I have not the privilege to kiss away thy tears."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "But if I understand him aright," said Pausanias, "the Hope that inspires him is a goddess who blesses us little on the earth."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Nay, I weep not," answered the girl, throwing up her veil; and her face was calm, if still sad--the tear yet on the eyelids, but the smile upon the lip--[Greek: dakruoen gelaoisa].
