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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 THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
all
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From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
AlonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
AncientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
banish
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
became
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
borne
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
brunt
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
call
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
coast
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
common
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From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
GOD
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From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
hard
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
hope
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From this reading It was a vain hope.
hoped
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a vain hope.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
Mariner
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From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
Mediterranean
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From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
men
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
mixing
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
more
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
pity
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From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
rather
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
sailed
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From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
saint
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From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
sea
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From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
seaman
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From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
society
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
soul
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From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
towns
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
vain
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From this reading It was a vain hope.
visiting
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
VOICE
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From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a vain hope.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
wide
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From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
work
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From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
year
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From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
