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almost
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From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
also
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From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
Ballad
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From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
Cernay
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From this reading Raymond Cernay had said to me on that mournful night.
come
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From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
consecrated
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From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
dated
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From this reading The first note-book was dated November of the year following the death of Mme. Cernay.
death
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From this reading The first note-book was dated November of the year following the death of Mme. Cernay.
EACHdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
explanation
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From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
first
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From this reading The first note-book was dated November of the year following the death of Mme. Cernay.
following
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From this reading The first note-book was dated November of the year following the death of Mme. Cernay.
Gaol
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From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Raymond Cernay had said to me on that mournful night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
head
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From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
KILLED
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From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
KILLS
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From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
later
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From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
loved
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From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
LOVES
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From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
MAN
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From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Raymond Cernay had said to me on that mournful night.
Mme
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From this reading The first note-book was dated November of the year following the death of Mme. Cernay.
month
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From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
mournful
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From this reading Raymond Cernay had said to me on that mournful night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
night
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From this reading Raymond Cernay had said to me on that mournful night.
note-book
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From this reading The first note-book was dated November of the year following the death of Mme. Cernay.
November
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From this reading The first note-book was dated November of the year following the death of Mme. Cernay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Raymond Cernay had said to me on that mournful night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
past
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From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
phrase
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From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
Raymond
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From this reading Raymond Cernay had said to me on that mournful night.
Reading
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From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
said
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From this reading Raymond Cernay had said to me on that mournful night.
second
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From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
Sleeping
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From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Raymond Cernay had said to me on that mournful night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
THING
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From this reading AND EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES I KILLED the one I loved ...
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
thoughts
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From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Raymond Cernay had said to me on that mournful night.
transcription
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From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
used
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From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
visit
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From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first note-book was dated November of the year following the death of Mme. Cernay.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
Woods
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From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
written
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From this reading The second, also dated November, the month he consecrated to thoughts of the past, was written one year later, and one year therefore before my visit to the Sleeping Woods.
year
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From this reading The first note-book was dated November of the year following the death of Mme. Cernay.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is almost the phrase of the “Ballad of Reading Gaol” which I have used at the head of this transcription:--the explanation will come later: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.”
