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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 A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
alternate
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
amazing
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
aside
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From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
backward
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
beasts
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From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
bloom
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
boots
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From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
breast
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
Byron
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
cast
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
cause
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
cheeks
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
cut
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From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
Deem'd
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
early
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From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
empire
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
faded
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
fall
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From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
feared
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From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
feast
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From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
few
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
fleeting
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
freedom
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
fresher
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From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
glance
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
horsemen
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
horses
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From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
LIFE
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From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
made
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
more
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
morning
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From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
oft-repeated
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From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
out
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From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
own
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From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
paleness
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
Peggy
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
possess'd
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
progress
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
pursuers
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From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
RACE
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From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
rage
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
reflection
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From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
remain
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
result
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From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
rich
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
road
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From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
saw
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From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
scruples
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From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_Byron._ Peggy cast a fleeting glance backward, and the rich bloom of her cheeks faded to paleness as she saw what amazing progress the horsemen had made.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
slain
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
slay
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
smote
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
socket
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From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
stinging
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From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
strife
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From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
sway
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
taking
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From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
tale
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From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their own horses had been on the road since early morning, and should the beasts of their pursuers be fresher she feared for the result.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
victor's
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From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
vultures
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From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE "What boots the oft-repeated tale of strife, The feast of vultures, and the waste of life?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading * * * * * In either cause, one rage alone possess'd The empire of the alternate victor's breast; And they that smote for freedom or for sway, Deem'd few were slain while more remain to slay."
whip
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From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this reflection she cast aside her scruples and, taking the whip out of its socket, let it fall in a stinging cut.
