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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 There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
all
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From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
appear
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From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
Camelot
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From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
care
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From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
clear
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From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
cloaks
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
colours
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From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
curse
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From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
day
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From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
down
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From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
eddy
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
gay
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From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
girls
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
hangs
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From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
heard
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From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
highway
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
knows
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From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
Lady
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From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
little
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From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
look
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From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
magic
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From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
market
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
mirror
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From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
moving
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From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
near
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
night
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From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
onward
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
other
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From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
Pass
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
red
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
river
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
say
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From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
sees
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
Shadows
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From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
Shalott
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From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
stay
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From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
steadily
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From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
surly
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
There
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From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
thro
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From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
village-churls
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
weaves
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From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
weaveth
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From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
web
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From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.
whirls
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
whisper
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From this reading She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot.
Winding
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From this reading There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village-churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay.
world
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From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
year
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From this reading And moving thro’ a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear.
