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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 Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
accursed
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From this reading Perhaps these places are accursed by the deeds that have been done there.
add
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
all
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
atmosphere
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps these places are accursed by the deeds that have been done there.
brood
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Perhaps these places are accursed by the deeds that have been done there.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
country
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
curse
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
damn
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
deeds
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From this reading Perhaps these places are accursed by the deeds that have been done there.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps these places are accursed by the deeds that have been done there.
edge
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
foul
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
founder
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
gigantic
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
going
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
habit
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
hamlet
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps these places are accursed by the deeds that have been done there.
hell
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
inland
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
judge
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
knows
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
Msala
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From this reading Msala was one of these.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Msala was one of these.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
palms
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps these places are accursed by the deeds that have been done there.
places
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
power
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
river's
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
saying
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
seems
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
some
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
spoken
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
station
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
tale
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who can tell?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps these places are accursed by the deeds that have been done there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
There
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Msala was one of these.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
trees
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
two
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From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Msala was one of these.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Could the trees--the two gigantic palms that stood by the river's edge--could these have spoken, they might perhaps have told the tale of this little inland station in that country where, as the founder of the hamlet was in the habit of saying, no one knows what is going on.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who can tell?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
world
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From this reading Here--judge if hell, with all its power to damn, Can add one curse to the foul thing I am-- There are some places in the world where a curse seems to brood in the atmosphere.
