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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 "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
all
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From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
cannot
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
cloud
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From this reading Upon Pullingham a great cloud has descended.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
crushing
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From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
death
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From this reading "Sharper than the stings of death!"--REYNOLDS.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon Pullingham a great cloud has descended.
doubt
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From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
fallen
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From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
form
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From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
gathered
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From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
Gordian
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon Pullingham a great cloud has descended.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon Pullingham a great cloud has descended.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
hearts
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From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
knots
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
lie
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From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
many
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From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
most
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From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
night
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From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
Pullingham
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From this reading Upon Pullingham a great cloud has descended.
REYNOLDS
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From this reading "Sharper than the stings of death!"--REYNOLDS.
secretly
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From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
shame
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
Sharper
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From this reading "Sharper than the stings of death!"--REYNOLDS.
Sin
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
sorrow
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From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
spun
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
stings
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From this reading "Sharper than the stings of death!"--REYNOLDS.
strong
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
suspicion
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From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
swiftly
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From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Sharper than the stings of death!"--REYNOLDS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sharper than the stings of death!"--REYNOLDS.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
things
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From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
thread
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
tied
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
together
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
train
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From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
uncertainty
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From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
undone
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon Pullingham a great cloud has descended.
violence
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
warning
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From this reading It has gathered in one night,--swiftly, secretly,--and has fallen without warning, crushing many hearts beneath it.
WEBSTER
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From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Shame, and sin, and sorrow, and that most terrible of all things--uncertainty--have come together to form it, while doubt and suspicion lie in its train.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Sin and shame are ever tied together With Gordian knots, of such a strong thread spun, They cannot without violence be undone."--WEBSTER.
