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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 I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
admirals
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
aglow
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
all
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
anguish
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
answer
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
awry
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
beating
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
become
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
bed
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From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
bitterer
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
boast
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
borne
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
brag
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
call
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
cinch
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
collar
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
dad
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
day
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
depend
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
double
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
drawn
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
eloquent
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eyes
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
Fame
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
famous
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
fast
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
features
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
fevered
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
few
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
folks
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
friend
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
friends
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
glory
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
glory's
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
go
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From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
hair
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
happy
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
HerspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
histrionic
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
human
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
I'd
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From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
ill
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
It's
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
keeping
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
leader's
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
lonely
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
lusters
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lying
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
made
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
manner
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
men
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
met
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
Millionaires
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
navy
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
neck
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
now
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
old-familiar
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
pain
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
pale
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
Parsons
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
power
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
praise
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
public
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
pulse
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
quick
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
recall
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
sad
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
said
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From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
seldom
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
sick
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
skies
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
smiling
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
softly
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From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
some
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
stars
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
stick
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
suffering
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
Test
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
that's
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
Then
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
travel
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
traveled
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
true
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
vale
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
vanish
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
very
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
ways
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
wealth
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
wilted
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
wise
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
woe
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
women
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From this reading Hers was the bitterer part, I know; She traveled through the vale of woe, But now when women folks recall The pain and anguish of it all I answer them in manner sad: "It's no cinch to become a dad."
words
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From this reading You may think it very fine to know the great; You may glory in some leader's words of praise; You may tell with eyes aglow of the public men you know, But the true friends seldom travel glory's ways, And the day you're lying ill, lonely, pale and keeping still, With a fevered pulse, that's beating double quick, Then it is you must depend on the old-familiar friend To come to call upon you when you're sick.
worth-while
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
wreck
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From this reading I must have looked a human wreck, My collar wilted at the neck, My hair awry, my features drawn With all the suffering I had borne.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She looked at me and softly said, "If I were you, I'd go to bed."
you're
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From this reading The Test You can brag about the famous men you know; You may boast about the great men you have met, Parsons, eloquent and wise; stars in histrionic skies; Millionaires and navy admirals, and yet Fame and power and wealth and glory vanish fast; They are lusters that were never made to stick, And the friends worth-while and true, are the happy smiling few Who come to call upon you when you're sick.
