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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
all
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From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
barefoot
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
bars
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
breast
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From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
broaching
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From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
came
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
case
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From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
centipedes
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From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
cold
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
comfort
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From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
dark
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
David
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From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
day
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From this reading They dined with Edward and Mary next day.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
dim
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From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
dined
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From this reading They dined with Edward and Mary next day.
dinner
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From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
down
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
dull
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
Edward
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From this reading They dined with Edward and Mary next day.
eyes
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From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
grey
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
hand
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From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
heart
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From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
Hung
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
immured
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From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
laid
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From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
light
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From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
lost
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From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
low
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
made
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From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
Mary
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From this reading They dined with Edward and Mary next day.
Moon
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They dined with Edward and Mary next day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
overtures
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From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
rise
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From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
sky
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
soul
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From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
Stars
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
subject
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From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
sun
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
tentative
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From this reading The centipedes were still immured, and Edward made tentative overtures to David on the subject of broaching the case after dinner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
There
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From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They dined with Edward and Mary next day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
unlighted
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From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
veil
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From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was no veil upon your heart, There was no veil upon your eyes; I did not know the Stars were dim, Nor long for that dead Moon to rise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They dined with Edward and Mary next day.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The sun was cold, the dark dead Moon Hung low behind dull leaden bars, And you came barefoot down the sky Between the grey unlighted Stars.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You laid your hand upon my soul, My soul that cried to you for rest, And all the light of the lost Sun Was in the comfort of your breast.
