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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 THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
Armitage
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From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
bent
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
breathing-while
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
brow
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
Browning
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From this reading —R. Browning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
dark
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
day
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From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
death
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
deep
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
deified
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From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
demurs
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
end
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From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
eyes
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
Fixed
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
knows
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From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
leaving
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From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
mistress
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
more
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From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
Oscar
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From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
partly
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From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
pity
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
pride
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
R
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From this reading —R. Browning.
replenished
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From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
RIDE
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
said
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From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
side
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From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
softening
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
soon
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From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
to-night
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From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
TOGETHER
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
two
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From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
vain
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From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The blood replenished me again; My last thought was at least not vain: I and my mistress, side by side Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We shall be leaving soon,” said Armitage, half to himself and partly to Oscar.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
world
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From this reading Who knows but the world may end to-night?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE FIRST RIDE TOGETHER My mistress bent that brow of hers; Those deep dark eyes where pride demurs When pity would be softening through, Fixed me a breathing-while or two With life or death in the balance: right!
