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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 All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
abreast
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From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
air
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From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
All
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From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
aloud
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
blushing
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
breeze
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From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
called
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From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
came
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From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
canoes
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
case
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
cheek
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
ear
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
edged
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
fisherman
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
jeweler's
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
Just
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
ken
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
kiss
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From this reading Like this, like this,— The rosy kiss!— That maiden’s mouth.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
lift
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
like
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
lips
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
lonely
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
maiden's
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From this reading Like this, like this,— The rosy kiss!— That maiden’s mouth.
mat-sails
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From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
morrow
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From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
mouth
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
off
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
old
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
oped
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
panting
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From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
partook
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From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
passing
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
peach-pearl
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
present
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From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
prows
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From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
raced
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From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
Red
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
reef
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
rosy
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From this reading Like this, like this,— The rosy kiss!— That maiden’s mouth.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
sang
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
shell
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
shells
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
sighing
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
snorting
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From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
Soft
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
softly
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
song
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From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
soul
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
South
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
sparkling
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
speak
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
spear
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
strain
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
sweet
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
swell
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Like this, like this,— The rosy kiss!— That maiden’s mouth.
three
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From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
thus
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
unanimously
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From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
voice
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From this reading The peach-pearl shell:— Red edged its lips, That softly swell, Just oped to speak, With blushing cheek, That fisherman With lonely spear On the reef ken, And lift to ear Its voice to hear,— Soft sighing South!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
white
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The morrow came; and three abreast, with snorting prows, we raced along; our mat-sails panting to the breeze.
Yoomy
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From this reading All present partook of the life of the air; and unanimously Yoomy was called upon for a song.
yore
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From this reading The canoes were passing a long, white reef, sparkling with shells, like a jeweler’s case: and thus Yoomy sang in the same old strain as of yore; beginning aloud, where he had left off in his soul:— Her sweet, sweet mouth!
