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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
Aniwee
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From this reading “Aniwee, love of Piñone’s heart, do I see thee once more?
answer
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
Araucanian
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
breast
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
breezy
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From this reading Child of the breezy plain, doth Piñone dream?”
captivity
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
chief
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
Child
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From this reading Child of the breezy plain, doth Piñone dream?”
clasped
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
communication
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
dared
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
dark
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From this reading Large tears stood in her dark eyes; tears of joy they were.
day
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
deemed
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Aniwee, love of Piñone’s heart, do I see thee once more?
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Child of the breezy plain, doth Piñone dream?”
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Child of the breezy plain, doth Piñone dream?”
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
dreary
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
eyes
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From this reading Large tears stood in her dark eyes; tears of joy they were.
find
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
girl
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
glad
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
greeting
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
heart
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From this reading “Aniwee, love of Piñone’s heart, do I see thee once more?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
hope
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
human
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
husband
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Aniwee, love of Piñone’s heart, do I see thee once more?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
joy
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
Large
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From this reading Large tears stood in her dark eyes; tears of joy they were.
love
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From this reading “Aniwee, love of Piñone’s heart, do I see thee once more?
moment
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
more
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From this reading “Aniwee, love of Piñone’s heart, do I see thee once more?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
night
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Aniwee, love of Piñone’s heart, do I see thee once more?
once
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From this reading “Aniwee, love of Piñone’s heart, do I see thee once more?
pale
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
people
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
Piñone
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From this reading Child of the breezy plain, doth Piñone dream?”
Piñone's
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From this reading “Aniwee, love of Piñone’s heart, do I see thee once more?
plain
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From this reading Child of the breezy plain, doth Piñone dream?”
reunion
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
see
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From this reading “Aniwee, love of Piñone’s heart, do I see thee once more?
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Large tears stood in her dark eyes; tears of joy they were.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
tears
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From this reading Large tears stood in her dark eyes; tears of joy they were.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Child of the breezy plain, doth Piñone dream?”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Aniwee, love of Piñone’s heart, do I see thee once more?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Large tears stood in her dark eyes; tears of joy they were.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
Trauco
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From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
warrior
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Large tears stood in her dark eyes; tears of joy they were.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
words
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Such was the greeting of the Araucanian chief as he clasped to his breast the girl whom in his dreary captivity amongst the Trauco people, he had dreamt of, thought of day and night, yet never dared hope to see again.
young
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From this reading And Aniwee, who had deemed him dead, who had thought of her young warrior husband as beyond the pale of human communication, in this moment of glad reunion, of joy indescribable, could find no words in which to answer him.
