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Afraid
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From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
all
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From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
blind
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
boat
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From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
buried
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
ceiling
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
completed
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From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
copper
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From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
dancer's
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
devastation
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
earth's
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
fidelitynounUS /fɪˈdeləti/
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
globe
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
heel
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
hollow
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
inside
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From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
keep
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
launching
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From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
leisurely
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From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
Mark
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From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
mid-summer
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From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
O'er
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
old
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From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
only
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From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
out
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From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
painted
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From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
parts
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From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
putting
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From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
ready
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From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
revels
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
shakes
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
sleeping
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
some
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From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
sons
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
surface
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
taken
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From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
things
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From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
too
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From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
towns
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From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
used
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From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
water
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From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "The globe around earth's hollow surface shakes, And is the ceiling of her sleeping sons: O'er devastation we blind revels keep; While buried towns support the dancer's heel."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
Woolston
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From this reading It was again mid-summer ere Mark Woolston had his boat ready for launching.
work
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From this reading He had taken things leisurely, and completed his work in all its parts, before he thought of putting the craft into the water.
worms
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From this reading Afraid of worms, he used some of the old copper on this boat, too; and he painted her, inside and out, not only with fidelity, but with taste.
Young
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From this reading Young.
