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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 "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
away
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
back
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From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
bed
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
bright
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From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
bring
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From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
came
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
dawn
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From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
day
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
delight
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From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
eyes
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
fear
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From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
forlorn
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From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
ghostly
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
gray
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
grew
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From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
head
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
joy
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
Kept
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From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
kissed
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
laid
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
lay
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
light
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From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
lips
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
Love
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
love's
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
merry
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From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
morn
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From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
night
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From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
overworn
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From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
pale
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
pillow
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
red
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
reign
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From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
rose
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
ruddy
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From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
scorn
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From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
sleepless
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
sorrow
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From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
Sped
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
SWINBURNE
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From this reading --SWINBURNE.
tears
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
thorny
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From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
up
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
watch
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From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
watchers
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From this reading "And joy came up with the day, And kissed love's lips as he lay, And the watchers, ghostly and gray, Sped from his pillow away.
waxed
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From this reading "And his eyes at the dawn grew bright And his lips waxed ruddy as light: Sorrow may reign for a night, But day shall bring back delight."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Love laid his sleepless head On a thorny rose bed; And his eyes with tears were red And pale his lips as the dead.
world
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From this reading "And fear, and sorrow, and scorn, Kept watch by his head forlorn, Till the night was overworn, And the world was merry with morn.
