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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 “But our lot was cast in a different time.”
access
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, yes!” he said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But our lot was cast in a different time.”
cabin
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
cast
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From this reading “But our lot was cast in a different time.”
contention-tost
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
country
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But our lot was cast in a different time.”
Dorian
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
easy
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
failed
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
flute
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
grace
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
groan
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
hand
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From this reading She put her hand upon his.
happy
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, yes!” he said.
hearer's
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her hand upon his.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her hand upon his.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
Kept
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
learnt
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
lines
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
Lost
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
lot
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From this reading “But our lot was cast in a different time.”
men
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
more
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
music
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
mute
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
note
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
O
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
once
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “But our lot was cast in a different time.”
page
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
pipe
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
poem
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
Proserpine
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
put
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From this reading She put her hand upon his.
read
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
reading
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
rustic
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
said
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From this reading “Ah, yes!” he said.
sang
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
sat
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
shepherds
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
some
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
soon
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
sore
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
stormy
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
task'd
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
then
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But our lot was cast in a different time.”
tired
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
tone
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
too
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
TREADMILL
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From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
turned
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She put her hand upon his.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But our lot was cast in a different time.”
wast
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From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE TREADMILL _They sat in the little cabin, where she had been reading some lines from the poem again-- “O easy access to the hearer’s grace When Dorian shepherds sang to Proserpine!”
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Even so,” she said; and then turned the page, and read once more-- “What though the music of thy rustic flute Kept not for long its happy, country tone; Lost it too soon, and learnt a stormy note Of men contention-tost, of men who groan, Which task’d thy pipe too sore, and tired thy throat-- It failed, and thou wast mute!
yes
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From this reading “Ah, yes!” he said.
