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From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah me! this many a year My pipe is lost, my shepherd’s holiday!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where is Thyrsis now?” she asked; and he smiled sadly, and responded:
birds
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came
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From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
CAPTURE
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From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
cloud
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COMPLETED
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From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
dark
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days
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From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
depart
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From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
fallen
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From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where is Thyrsis now?” she asked; and he smiled sadly, and responded:
heart
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From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
heavy
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From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
holiday
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From this reading “Ah me! this many a year My pipe is lost, my shepherd’s holiday!
hushed
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From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
lose
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From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
lost
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From this reading “Ah me! this many a year My pipe is lost, my shepherd’s holiday!
many
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From this reading “Ah me! this many a year My pipe is lost, my shepherd’s holiday!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
men
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From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah me! this many a year My pipe is lost, my shepherd’s holiday!
Needs
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From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
now
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From this reading “Where is Thyrsis now?” she asked; and he smiled sadly, and responded:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
often
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From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
old
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From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
pipe
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From this reading “Ah me! this many a year My pipe is lost, my shepherd’s holiday!
place
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From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
quoted
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From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
responded
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From this reading “Where is Thyrsis now?” she asked; and he smiled sadly, and responded:
sadly
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said
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From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
Section
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From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
shepherd's
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From this reading “Ah me! this many a year My pipe is lost, my shepherd’s holiday!
smiled
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From this reading “Where is Thyrsis now?” she asked; and he smiled sadly, and responded:
spell
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From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
then
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From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
There
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From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
Thyrsis
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From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
voices
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From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
wave
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From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “There is a spell about this place for me,” she said, and quoted-- “Here came I often, often in old days-- Thyrsis and I, we still had Thyrsis then!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Thyrsis now?” she asked; and he smiled sadly, and responded:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
woods
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From this reading THE CAPTURE IS COMPLETED _The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
world
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From this reading Needs must I lose them, needs with heavy heart Into the world and wave of men depart!”_ Section 1.
year
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From this reading “Ah me! this many a year My pipe is lost, my shepherd’s holiday!
