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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 It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
blessed
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From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
built
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From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
C
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From this reading C. P. CRANACH.
CRANACH
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From this reading C. P. CRANACH.
dark
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From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
Deir
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
describe
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
desolation
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From this reading To our eyes it is the picture of desolation.
difficult
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
el-Bahari
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
eyes
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From this reading To our eyes it is the picture of desolation.
gold
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From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
grandeur
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From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
Hatshepu
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From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
III
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From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
impossible
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
just
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
land
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
light
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
love
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
Mahal
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
moon
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
mother's
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To our eyes it is the picture of desolation.
P
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From this reading C. P. CRANACH.
picture
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From this reading To our eyes it is the picture of desolation.
Queen
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From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
run
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From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
sea
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
sister
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From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
Some
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From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
Taj
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
there
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From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
threads
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From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
Totmes
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From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
wife
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From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
woman
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From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
wonder
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
woof
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From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
