adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
adonounUS /əˈduː/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
Being'snounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
possessive form of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
blessednessnounUS /ˈblesədnəs/
a state of supreme happiness
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
cryingadjectiveUS /ˈkraɪɪŋ/
demanding attention
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
customnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
earnestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrnɪst/
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
freightnounUS /freɪt/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
FulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
heaven-born
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From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
HeavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
heightnounUS /haɪt/
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
HEREadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
OfficernounUS /ˈɔːfəsər/
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
painsnounUS /peɪnz/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
PicturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
provokeverbUS /prəˈvoʊk/
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
saddestadjectiveUS /ˈsædəst/
superlative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading [Picture: The Officer and a crying child] HERE I come to the very saddest part of all my story.
weightnounUS /weɪt/
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life.”
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I know some people will only laugh at it, and call it much ado about nothing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
WORDSWORTHnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading WORDSWORTH.
YearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
yokenounUS /joʊk/
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading “Thou little child, yet glorious in the night Of heaven-born freedom on thy Being’s height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The Years to bring the inevitable yoke— Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife?
