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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 In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
all
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Almost
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
blind
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
bold
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
buds
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From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
burial
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
cases
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
chance
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
change
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
chapter-headings
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From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
chill
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
Cities
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
collected
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From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
continuance
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
countenance
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
Cut
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
Daffodil
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
daily
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
days
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
death
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
die
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
down
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
e'en
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
Earth
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From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
endure
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
Esteems
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
etc
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
eye
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
few
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
flowers
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
forth
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From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
full
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
given
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
glad
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From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
hears
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
how
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
KIPLING
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
knowledge
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
lines
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
men
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From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
new
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From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
o'er-kind
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
only
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
Ordains
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
originally
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
Out
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From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
PAGE
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
perpetual
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
persuaded
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
PowersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
practically
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From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
put
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From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
rise
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From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
RUDYARD
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
saith
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
scattered
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From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
season's
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
See
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
seven
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
several
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
ShadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
small
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
song
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
spent
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From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
Stand
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
taken
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
Thrones
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
Time's
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
unconsidered
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From this reading But, as new buds put forth To glad new men, Out of the spent and unconsidered Earth, The Cities rise again.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
used
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
verse
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From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
verses
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From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
very
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
volume
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From this reading _I have collected in this volume practically all the verses and chapter-headings scattered through my books.
well
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In several cases where only a few lines of verse were originally used, I have given in full the song, etc., from which they were taken._ _RUDYARD KIPLING._ _Cities and Thrones and Powers, Stand in Time's eye, Almost as long as flowers, Which daily die.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
works
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From this reading So Time that is o'er-kind, To all that be, Ordains us e'en as blind, As bold as she: That in our very death, And burial sure, Shadow to shadow, well persuaded, saith, 'See how our works endure!'_ PAGE
year's
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From this reading This season's Daffodil, She never hears, What change, what chance, what chill, Cut down last year's: But with bold countenance, And knowledge small, Esteems her seven days' continuance To be perpetual.
