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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 madness whispers in me, "Take it away!"
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
All
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From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arms
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
away
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From this reading A madness whispers in me, "Take it away!"
breasts
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
cannot
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
changed
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child
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
cold
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
comes
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
dark
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
desires
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distraught
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dread
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enclasped
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
flesh
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
hauntedly
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
imprisoned
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A madness whispers in me, "Take it away!"
instincts
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From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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madness
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From this reading A madness whispers in me, "Take it away!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
natural
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From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
O
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OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
Oh
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
pollution
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
press
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
reach
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
Rizzio
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
seem
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
sere
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
solitude
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
Staring
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A madness whispers in me, "Take it away!"
terror
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From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thoughts
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
touch
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
touched
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
true
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
turn
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From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
unknown
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading I cannot touch my flesh, but I turn cold As if I had touched pollution, cannot press My child unto my breasts, but ... true, Oh, true!...
want
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From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
whispers
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From this reading A madness whispers in me, "Take it away!"
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading [_Again distraught._ O what is it I dread! what thing has changed All natural thoughts within me to repugnance, All instincts and desires into terror?
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading [_Staring, hauntedly._ And too, and too ... in solitude the want Of Rizzio imprisoned comes to me; Yet when I reach for him I seem enclasped By unknown arms ... in the sere dark, that ...
