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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 “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
appears
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From this reading But when fair Freedom’s star appears, Then hushed are sighs, and calmed are fears.
ardor
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when fair Freedom’s star appears, Then hushed are sighs, and calmed are fears.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What shall withstand the great decree, When a brave nation will be free?
bends
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
brave
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breast
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when fair Freedom’s star appears, Then hushed are sighs, and calmed are fears.
calmed
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From this reading But when fair Freedom’s star appears, Then hushed are sighs, and calmed are fears.
chide
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
children
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
curb
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
days
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Decree
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when fair Freedom’s star appears, Then hushed are sighs, and calmed are fears.
fathers
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
fears
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From this reading But when fair Freedom’s star appears, Then hushed are sighs, and calmed are fears.
few
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
fierce
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
fire
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
flesh
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading What shall withstand the great decree, When a brave nation will be free?
Freedom's
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generous
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What shall withstand the great decree, When a brave nation will be free?
groan
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
heard
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
house
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
husbands
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
hushed
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From this reading But when fair Freedom’s star appears, Then hushed are sighs, and calmed are fears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
injustice
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
makes
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
meek
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
modest
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
nation
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
nations
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
oppressor's
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
opprest
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
patriot
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pride
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
rends
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
Robert
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
rules
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
sighs
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From this reading But when fair Freedom’s star appears, Then hushed are sighs, and calmed are fears.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
sorely
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
star
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From this reading But when fair Freedom’s star appears, Then hushed are sighs, and calmed are fears.
stern
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
Then
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From this reading But when fair Freedom’s star appears, Then hushed are sighs, and calmed are fears.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
throne
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
ties
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
truth
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
virtues
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From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall withstand the great decree, When a brave nation will be free?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And who, when nations long opprest, Decree to curb the oppressor’s pride, And patriot virtues fire the breast, Who shall the generous ardor chide?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What shall withstand the great decree, When a brave nation will be free?
withstand
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From this reading What shall withstand the great decree, When a brave nation will be free?
wives
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
Worth's
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
wounded
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From this reading It is flesh and blood that makes husbands and wives, fathers and children, and for the next few days these ties were sorely wounded in Robert Worth’s house.
yoke
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
zeal
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From this reading “So when fierce zeal a nation rends, And stern injustice rules the throne, Beneath the yoke meek virtue bends, And modest truth is heard to groan.
