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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 ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
acorn
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
all
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almighty
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
any
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arise
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articulations
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
aught
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
Austerely
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
Blindfolded
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
blows
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From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
branches
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From this reading ***** A few restrictions, indeed, remain to influence the followers of individual branches of study.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
carries
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From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
child
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
children
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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command
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
consciousness
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From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
corn
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
end
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
ending
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
escapes
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
few
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From this reading ***** A few restrictions, indeed, remain to influence the followers of individual branches of study.
fit
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
flee
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
followers
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From this reading ***** A few restrictions, indeed, remain to influence the followers of individual branches of study.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
forth
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
girds
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God
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
Goes
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
grain
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
hand
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
hearth
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
hill
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
indeed
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From this reading ***** A few restrictions, indeed, remain to influence the followers of individual branches of study.
individual
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From this reading ***** A few restrictions, indeed, remain to influence the followers of individual branches of study.
influence
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From this reading ***** A few restrictions, indeed, remain to influence the followers of individual branches of study.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
knew
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
land
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
led
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
loth
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
man
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man's
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
nod
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
obeys
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
rebels
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remain
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From this reading ***** A few restrictions, indeed, remain to influence the followers of individual branches of study.
restrictions
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From this reading ***** A few restrictions, indeed, remain to influence the followers of individual branches of study.
sally
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
sea
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
season
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
seed
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
separate
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
some
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
sons
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From this reading So from the hearth the children flee, By that almighty hand Austerely led; so one by sea Goes forth, and one by land; Nor aught of all man’s sons escapes from that command.
spirit
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From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
study
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From this reading ***** A few restrictions, indeed, remain to influence the followers of individual branches of study.
task
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
there
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From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
times
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ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
tools
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
trod
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
unseen
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
ways
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From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So from the sally each obeys The unseen almighty nod; So till the ending all their ways Blindfolded loth have trod: Nor knew their task at all, but were the tools of God.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
wholly
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From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
work
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From this reading ***** The child, the seed, the grain of corn, The acorn on the hill, Each for some separate end is born In season fit, and still Each must in strength arise to work the almighty will.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ***** To any man there may come at times a consciousness that there blows, through all the articulations of his body, the wind of a spirit not wholly his; that his mind rebels; that another girds him and carries him whither he would not.
