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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 But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They raised this hut above my head, Spread under me this heather bed.
again
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
attack
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
back
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
bed
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From this reading They raised this hut above my head, Spread under me this heather bed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
care
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From this reading And tended me with care.
cottage
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
crying
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
day
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
death
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From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
deep
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
distance
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
e'en
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From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
found
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
fresh
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
ground
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
head
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From this reading They raised this hut above my head, Spread under me this heather bed.
health
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From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
heap
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
heather
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From this reading They raised this hut above my head, Spread under me this heather bed.
heels
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
here
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
hut
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From this reading They raised this hut above my head, Spread under me this heather bed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
levelled
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
lived
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
lying
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
Mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
next
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
numbing
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
out
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
pain
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
painful
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
Pains
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From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
rack
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
rage
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
raised
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From this reading They raised this hut above my head, Spread under me this heather bed.
revived
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From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
ruined
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
said
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
say
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From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
searching
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
share
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From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
sharper
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From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
sleep
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
Some
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
soon
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From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
Spread
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From this reading They raised this hut above my head, Spread under me this heather bed.
still
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
strange
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From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
stretch
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
sunk
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
survived
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From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
tended
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From this reading And tended me with care.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They raised this hut above my head, Spread under me this heather bed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They raised this hut above my head, Spread under me this heather bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
tribe
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From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
trip
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
turned
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They raised this hut above my head, Spread under me this heather bed.
up
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From this reading But still I lived here, lest a fresh attack Might trip up my heels if I turned my back, And stretch me again on the painful rack.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, strange to say, I soon revived, Pains sharper e'en than death survived, And had of health my share.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
WornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading 'My tribe,' said she, 'the next day found The cottage levelled with the ground, And searching, found me lying Some distance from the ruined heap, From numbing pain sunk deep in sleep, Worn out with rage and crying.
