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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 Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They who contend for place and high degree Are not His sons, but those of Zebedee.”
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They who contend for place and high degree Are not His sons, but those of Zebedee.”
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
came
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From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
contend
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From this reading They who contend for place and high degree Are not His sons, but those of Zebedee.”
covet
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
crown
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From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
crucified
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From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
degree
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From this reading They who contend for place and high degree Are not His sons, but those of Zebedee.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
DRYDEN
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From this reading --DRYDEN.
earth
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
exalted
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From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
finger
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
fire
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They who contend for place and high degree Are not His sons, but those of Zebedee.”
gaudy
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From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
heaven
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
high
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From this reading They who contend for place and high degree Are not His sons, but those of Zebedee.”
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
home
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From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
kingdom
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From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
mankind
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
men
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From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
Phaetons
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
place
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From this reading They who contend for place and high degree Are not His sons, but those of Zebedee.”
pointed
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From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
preaching
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
priest
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
promise
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
purple
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From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
quarrels
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
Saviour
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From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
sent
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
show
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From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
sleep
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From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
sons
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From this reading They who contend for place and high degree Are not His sons, but those of Zebedee.”
state
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From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
thorn
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From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They who contend for place and high degree Are not His sons, but those of Zebedee.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
vanish
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From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
victorious
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From this reading The exalted state of mind which the victorious men had brought home with them did not vanish with sleep.
wag
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
warm
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
wise
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
wore
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From this reading Your Saviour came not with a gaudy show, Nor was His kingdom of the world below: The crown He wore was of the pointed thorn In purple He was crucified, not born.
world
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From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tell thee, priest, if the world were wise They would not wag one finger in your quarrels: Your heaven you promise, but our earth you covet; The Phaetons of mankind, who fire the world Which you were sent by preaching but to warm.”
Zebedee
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From this reading They who contend for place and high degree Are not His sons, but those of Zebedee.”
