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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 ‘O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading [Sidenote: By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
awoke
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From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
Beloved
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From this reading ‘O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
buckets
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From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Sidenote: By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
deck
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From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
dew
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From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
fill'd
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From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
gentle
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From this reading ‘O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
given
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From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
grace
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From this reading [Sidenote: By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
Heaven
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From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
holy
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From this reading [Sidenote: By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
long
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From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
Mariner
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From this reading [Sidenote: By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
Mary
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From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
Mother
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From this reading [Sidenote: By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
O
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From this reading ‘O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Sidenote: By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
pole
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From this reading ‘O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
praise
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From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
Queen
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From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
rain
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From this reading [Sidenote: By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
rain'd
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From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
refreshed
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From this reading [Sidenote: By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
remain'd
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From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
sent
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From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
silly
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From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
sleep
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From this reading ‘O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
slid
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From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
soul
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From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
thing
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From this reading ‘O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain’d, I dreamt that they were fill’d with dew; And when I awoke, it rain’d.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Sidenote: By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.]
