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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 “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
afar
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
ages
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
announced
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From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How less what we may be!
bears
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
bubbles
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
burst
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
BYRON
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From this reading BYRON.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
emerge
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
empires
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
eternal
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
foam
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
graves
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
heave
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
Herman
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From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
horizon's
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From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
hovers
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From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
How
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From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
Lashed
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
less
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From this reading How less what we may be!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
like
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From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
man
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From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading How less what we may be!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
Mordaunt
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From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
morn
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From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
new
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
night
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From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
now
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From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
old
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
passing
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
person
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From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
rolls
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
seek
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From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
set
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From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
some
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
star
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From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
surge
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
tide
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
Twixt
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From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
two
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From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
verge
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From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
watch
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From this reading It was now announced by Herman Mordaunt in person, that the watch was set for the night, and that each man might seek his rest.
wave
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From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How less what we may be!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The eternal surge Of time and tide rolls on, and bears afar Our bubbles: as the old burst, new emerge, Lashed from the foam of ages; while the graves Of empires heave but like some passing wave.”
worlds
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From this reading “Between two worlds life hovers like a star, 'Twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge: How little do we know that which we are!
