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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 A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
accepting
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
accuse
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
beauty
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From this reading I love everything that shines, everything that has beauty, grace and richness.
broad
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From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
bronze
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
candelabra
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From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
caresses
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From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
carpets
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
chisel
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From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
courage
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
coveting
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
curtains
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From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
draperies
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
dwellings
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I love everything that shines, everything that has beauty, grace and richness.
fields
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
fresh
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
grace
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From this reading I love everything that shines, everything that has beauty, grace and richness.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
holy
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
horizons
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
impress
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From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
irritated
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
lack
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
leaves
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
light
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
LONGINGS
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
love
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From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
marble
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From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
moss
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
perfumed
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
poet
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
POET'S
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
poverty
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
powerful
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From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
princely
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
rather
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
richness
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From this reading I love everything that shines, everything that has beauty, grace and richness.
shines
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From this reading I love everything that shines, everything that has beauty, grace and richness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I love everything that shines, everything that has beauty, grace and richness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
velvet
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From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I love broad curtains, candelabra, marble upon which the chisel has left the impress of its powerful caresses.
wide
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From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I need princely dwellings, or, rather, the fields with their carpets of fresh and perfumed moss, their draperies of leaves, their wide horizons of light.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A POET'S LONGINGS You are irritated by my lack of courage, you accuse me of coveting velvet and bronze, of not accepting the holy poverty of the poet.
