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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 So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
again
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From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
Aira
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From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
answered
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From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
antique
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
asked
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
beauty
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From this reading I am a singer of songs that I learned in the far city, and my calling is to make beauty with the things remembered of childhood.
bridge
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
briers
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
calling
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From this reading I am a singer of songs that I learned in the far city, and my calling is to make beauty with the things remembered of childhood.
childhood
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From this reading I am a singer of songs that I learned in the far city, and my calling is to make beauty with the things remembered of childhood.
city
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
come
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
dark
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
dimly
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From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
dreams
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
dwell
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
far
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From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
find
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From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
fortune
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
frowns
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
gardens
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
glistening
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
granite
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
hair
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
hopes
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
houses
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
Iranon
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From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am a singer of songs that I learned in the far city, and my calling is to make beauty with the things remembered of childhood.
learned
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From this reading I am a singer of songs that I learned in the far city, and my calling is to make beauty with the things remembered of childhood.
lies
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
little
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
lotus-buds
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
make
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From this reading I am a singer of songs that I learned in the far city, and my calling is to make beauty with the things remembered of childhood.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
men
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
moon
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
mountain
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am a singer of songs that I learned in the far city, and my calling is to make beauty with the things remembered of childhood.
myrrh
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
name
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
only
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From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
purple
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
recall
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From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
remembered
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From this reading I am a singer of songs that I learned in the far city, and my calling is to make beauty with the things remembered of childhood.
robe
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
seek
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From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
Sidrak
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
sing
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
singer
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From this reading I am a singer of songs that I learned in the far city, and my calling is to make beauty with the things remembered of childhood.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
songs
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From this reading I am a singer of songs that I learned in the far city, and my calling is to make beauty with the things remembered of childhood.
square
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
stern
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
stirs
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
stone
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
stranger
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From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
Teloth
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
tender
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
things
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From this reading I am a singer of songs that I learned in the far city, and my calling is to make beauty with the things remembered of childhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the youth answered: "I am Iranon, and come from Aira, a far city that I recall only dimly but seek to find again.
torn
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
vine-crowned
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
wandered
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
wealth
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
west
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading The men of Teloth are dark and stern, and dwell in square houses, and with frowns they asked the stranger whence he had come and what were his name and fortune.
wind
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From this reading My wealth is in little memories and dreams, and in hopes that I sing in gardens when the moon is tender and the west wind stirs the lotus-buds."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
yellow
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
youth
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From this reading Into the granite city of Teloth wandered the youth, vine-crowned, his yellow hair glistening with myrrh and his purple robe torn with briers of the mountain Sidrak that lies across the antique bridge of stone.
