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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 My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
away
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From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
beasts
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
behold
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From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
Bound
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From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
channel
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From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
child
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From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
clouded
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
days
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From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
die
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From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
dim
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
exhausted
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
Eyck's
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
father
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From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
Five
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From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
followed
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
force
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
freedom
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
frightful
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
grow
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From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
Guert
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
harness
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
heart
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From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
Herman
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
ice
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From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
later
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
leaps
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From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
light
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
lives
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
longer
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From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
looking
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
main
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From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
man
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From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
minute
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
minutes
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From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
Mordaunt's
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
natural
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From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
night
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
now
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From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
old
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From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
only
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
past
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
permit
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
piety
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From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
rainbow
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From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
sat
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
saw
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
sky
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From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
sleigh
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
struggling
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
swept
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From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
swift
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
swim
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
Ten
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
up
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From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Five minutes longer on the ice of the main channel, and we should have been swept away.
well
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my Life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!
whirl
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From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
wish
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From this reading The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
WORDSWORTH
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From this reading WORDSWORTH.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even as we still sat looking at the frightful force of the swift current, as well as the dim light of that clouded night would permit, I saw Guert Ten Eyck's sleigh whirl past us; and, only a minute later, Herman Mordaunt's followed; the poor, exhausted beasts struggling in the harness for freedom, that they might swim for their lives.
