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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 Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
all
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rashly, And praised be rashness for it....
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
back
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rashly, And praised be rashness for it....
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
bold
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
cabin
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
cry
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
Daireen
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
dark
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
divinity
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
ends
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
fears
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
fell
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
find
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rashly, And praised be rashness for it....
forgetting
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
Give
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From this reading Give me leave: here lies the water; good: here stands the man; good.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Give me leave: here lies the water; good: here stands the man; good.
Groped
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
Hamlet
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Give me leave: here lies the water; good: here stands the man; good.
how
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
indiscretion
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rashly, And praised be rashness for it....
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
learn
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
leave
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From this reading Give me leave: here lies the water; good: here stands the man; good.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
lies
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From this reading Give me leave: here lies the water; good: here stands the man; good.
making
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
man
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From this reading Give me leave: here lies the water; good: here stands the man; good.
manners
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
out
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
praised
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From this reading Rashly, And praised be rashness for it....
Rashly
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From this reading Rashly, And praised be rashness for it....
rashness
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From this reading Rashly, And praised be rashness for it....
Rough-hew
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
scarf'd
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
sea-gown
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
serves
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
shapes
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
SINGLE
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
sometimes
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
stands
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From this reading Give me leave: here lies the water; good: here stands the man; good.
terror
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
There's
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
Up
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From this reading Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf'd about me, in the dark Groped I to find out them... making so bold, My fears forgetting manners.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
water
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From this reading Give me leave: here lies the water; good: here stands the man; good.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
well
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From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well ... and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we will.--_Hamlet._ |A SINGLE cry of terror was all that Daireen uttered as she fell back upon her berth.
