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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 Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
camp
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circus
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
cover
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From this reading Take cover!
Daniel
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dare
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dark
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From this reading The dark is ours!
day
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iron
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dark is ours!
lines
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loll
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long-range
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lords
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lovers
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noisy
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
once
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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading The dark is ours!
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
Rome
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safaris
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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
shook
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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take cover!
test
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From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
tired
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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
tramp
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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
Tremble
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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!
Twas
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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!
used
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walls
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From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
wheels
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From this reading Where once the tired safaris used to tramp On noisy wheels ye loll along at rest!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Tremble, ye long-range lovers of the day, 'Twas we who shook the circus walls of ancient Rome!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Ye come with iron lines and dare to camp Where we were lords when Daniel stood a test!