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He cried at last. Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!" Wearily The genie heard. A slow smile came like dawn Over his face. "Thy task is done!" he said.
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an old form of “could”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He cried at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Thy task is done!" he said.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"”
A magical spirit of immense power, often confined within an oil lamp or ring and bound to serve its master.
From this reading “Wearily The genie heard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He cried at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A slow smile came like dawn Over his face.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Thy task is done!" he said.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He cried at last.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
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From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
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From this reading A slow smile came like dawn Over his face.
an old form of “could”, used with “thou”
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cried at last.
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From this reading A slow smile came like dawn Over his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thy task is done!" he said.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
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From this reading A slow smile came like dawn Over his face.
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From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
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From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
A magical spirit of immense power, often confined within an oil lamp or ring and bound to serve its master.
From this reading Wearily The genie heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He cried at last.
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From this reading Wearily The genie heard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A slow smile came like dawn Over his face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thy task is done!" he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cried at last.
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From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
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From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
above and across; more than
From this reading A slow smile came like dawn Over his face.
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From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
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From this reading "Thy task is done!" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
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From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slow smile came like dawn Over his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slow smile came like dawn Over his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thy task is done!" he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thy task is done!" he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wearily The genie heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Speech shook him like a flame: "Yea, though thou plucked the stars from out the sky, Each lovely one would be a withered shame -- Each thou couldst find or name -- To this fire-hearted beauty!"
