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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 Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
angles
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
behold
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From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
boat
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From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
bosoms
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From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
canoe
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
cheat
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From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
commenced
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This, however, was in straight lines, a means of escape to which the fugitives could not resort.
Deerslayer
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
distance
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From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
dupes
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From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
enough
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From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
equal
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
escape
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From this reading This, however, was in straight lines, a means of escape to which the fugitives could not resort.
fire
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
fugitives
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From this reading This, however, was in straight lines, a means of escape to which the fugitives could not resort.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This, however, was in straight lines, a means of escape to which the fugitives could not resort.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
Khorassan
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
Lalla
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
less
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From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
light
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From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
lines
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From this reading This, however, was in straight lines, a means of escape to which the fugitives could not resort.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
Lives
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From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
means
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From this reading This, however, was in straight lines, a means of escape to which the fugitives could not resort.
Moore
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
named
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From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
near
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This, however, was in straight lines, a means of escape to which the fugitives could not resort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
points
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From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
Prophet
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
resort
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From this reading This, however, was in straight lines, a means of escape to which the fugitives could not resort.
retreat
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
Rookh
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
saints
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From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
sapient
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From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
sides
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
spring
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
star
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From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
straight
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From this reading This, however, was in straight lines, a means of escape to which the fugitives could not resort.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
There
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From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, however, was in straight lines, a means of escape to which the fugitives could not resort.
Thomas
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
thrill
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From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
tolerably
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
triangle
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
two
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From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
Veiled
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From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
victims
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From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The distance from the fire to the boat was a little less than the distance from the fire to the spring, while the distance from the spring to the boat was about equal to that between the two points first named.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh, “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” The fire, the canoe, and the spring, near which Deerslayer commenced his retreat, would have stood in the angles of a triangle of tolerably equal sides.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
wise
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From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it enough? or, must I, while a thrill Lives in your sapient bosoms, cheat you still?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There, ye wise saints, behold your light, your star, Ye would be dupes and victims and ye are.
