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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 "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE AND PRINCIPLE.
appoints
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
become
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
Chloe's
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From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
course
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
dearest
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
decree
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From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
dedicated
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
desperate
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
drenched
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
Dundee
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
fate
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
fate's
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From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
favoured
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
fields
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
fierce
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
flight
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
fling
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
follower
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
friend
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
heaven
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
husband
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
length
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From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
Lilian
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
LOVE
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From this reading LOVE AND PRINCIPLE.
loved
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From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
out
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From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
partake
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
PRINCIPLE
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From this reading LOVE AND PRINCIPLE.
promised
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
race
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
reign
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
said
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
sake
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From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
Scottish
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
TICKELL
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From this reading TICKELL.
Tired
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From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
vain
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
weeping
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From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Or wilt not thou for thy loved Chloe's sake, Tired out at length submit to fate's decree.
wretched
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From this reading My promised husband and my dearest friend; Since heaven appoints this favoured race to reign, And blood has drenched the Scottish fields in vain, May I be wretched and thy flight partake?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "And this is the fate to which you have dedicated yourself?" said Lilian, weeping; "to become a follower of that fierce Dundee in the desperate course on which he is about to fling himself.
