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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 A GRIM TEMPLE, A GRIM PRIEST, AND A SAD HEART.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GRIM TEMPLE, A GRIM PRIEST, AND A SAD HEART.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
bleak
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From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
deeply
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From this reading Ethel, deeply muffled and disguised, passed through the little postern-gate of the fortress.
disguised
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From this reading Ethel, deeply muffled and disguised, passed through the little postern-gate of the fortress.
ear
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From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
Ethel
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From this reading Ethel, deeply muffled and disguised, passed through the little postern-gate of the fortress.
flown
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From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
fond
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From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
fortress
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From this reading Ethel, deeply muffled and disguised, passed through the little postern-gate of the fortress.
fro
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From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
GRIM
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From this reading A GRIM TEMPLE, A GRIM PRIEST, AND A SAD HEART.
guard
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From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
HEART
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From this reading A GRIM TEMPLE, A GRIM PRIEST, AND A SAD HEART.
hearts
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From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
inhabit
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From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
instant
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From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
lie
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From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
little
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From this reading Ethel, deeply muffled and disguised, passed through the little postern-gate of the fortress.
Moore
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From this reading Moore.
muffled
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From this reading Ethel, deeply muffled and disguised, passed through the little postern-gate of the fortress.
obedience
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From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ethel, deeply muffled and disguised, passed through the little postern-gate of the fortress.
Oh
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From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
ones
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From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
paced
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From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
passed
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From this reading Ethel, deeply muffled and disguised, passed through the little postern-gate of the fortress.
postern-gate
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From this reading Ethel, deeply muffled and disguised, passed through the little postern-gate of the fortress.
PRIEST
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From this reading A GRIM TEMPLE, A GRIM PRIEST, AND A SAD HEART.
SAD
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From this reading A GRIM TEMPLE, A GRIM PRIEST, AND A SAD HEART.
secured
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From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
sentinel
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From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
TEMPLE
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From this reading A GRIM TEMPLE, A GRIM PRIEST, AND A SAD HEART.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ethel, deeply muffled and disguised, passed through the little postern-gate of the fortress.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Ethel, deeply muffled and disguised, passed through the little postern-gate of the fortress.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
true
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From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
wither'd
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From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
word
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From this reading A word in the ear of the sentinel who paced to and fro before it on guard, secured instant obedience.
world
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From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh! who would inhabit This bleak world alone?"
