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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 And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading [Sidenote: His shipmates cry out against the ancient Mariner for killing the bird of good luck.]
Ah
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From this reading Ah wretch! said they, the bird to slay, That made the breeze to blow!
all
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading [Sidenote: His shipmates cry out against the ancient Mariner for killing the bird of good luck.]
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
any
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
averr'd
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
bird
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
blew
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
blow
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
breeze
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
came
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
cry
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From this reading [Sidenote: His shipmates cry out against the ancient Mariner for killing the bird of good luck.]
day
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
done
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
down
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
em
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
follow
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
food
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
good
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
hellish
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
hid
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: His shipmates cry out against the ancient Mariner for killing the bird of good luck.]
hollo
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
kill'd
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
killing
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From this reading [Sidenote: His shipmates cry out against the ancient Mariner for killing the bird of good luck.]
left
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
luck
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From this reading [Sidenote: His shipmates cry out against the ancient Mariner for killing the bird of good luck.]
made
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
Mariner
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From this reading [Sidenote: His shipmates cry out against the ancient Mariner for killing the bird of good luck.]
mariners
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
mist
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
now
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
Out
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
play
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
right
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
rose
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
said
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From this reading Ah wretch! said they, the bird to slay, That made the breeze to blow!
sea
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
shipmates
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From this reading [Sidenote: His shipmates cry out against the ancient Mariner for killing the bird of good luck.]
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: His shipmates cry out against the ancient Mariner for killing the bird of good luck.]
slay
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From this reading Ah wretch! said they, the bird to slay, That made the breeze to blow!
south
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
Still
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
Sun
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
sweet
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah wretch! said they, the bird to slay, That made the breeze to blow!
thing
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
Went
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From this reading ‘The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea.
wind
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From this reading And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariners’ hollo!
woe
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
work
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From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And I had done a hellish thing, And it would work ’em woe: For all averr’d I had kill’d the bird That made the breeze to blow.
wretch
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From this reading Ah wretch! said they, the bird to slay, That made the breeze to blow!
