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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 United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
all
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From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have laughed and have loved as we pleasantly toiled, And now we must show that our souls are unspoiled.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have laughed and have loved as we pleasantly toiled, And now we must show that our souls are unspoiled.
bear
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From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
brave
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From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
coming
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From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
common
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
country
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From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
danced
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From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
danger
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From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
deadly
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
difference
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
drumming
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From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
fall
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From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
fear
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
Flag
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From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
ForgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
gay
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From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
glad
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From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
glows
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
God
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From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
honor
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From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
kin
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From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
larger
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
laughed
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From this reading We have laughed and have loved as we pleasantly toiled, And now we must show that our souls are unspoiled.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
lightning
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
loved
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From this reading We have laughed and have loved as we pleasantly toiled, And now we must show that our souls are unspoiled.
makes
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From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
march
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From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We have laughed and have loved as we pleasantly toiled, And now we must show that our souls are unspoiled.
now
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From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
petty
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
pleasantly
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From this reading We have laughed and have loved as we pleasantly toiled, And now we must show that our souls are unspoiled.
prove
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From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
purpose
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
rise
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From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
sad
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From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
ShipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
show
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From this reading We have laughed and have loved as we pleasantly toiled, And now we must show that our souls are unspoiled.
shows
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
souls
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From this reading We have laughed and have loved as we pleasantly toiled, And now we must show that our souls are unspoiled.
State
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From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
storm
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
strive
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From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have laughed and have loved as we pleasantly toiled, And now we must show that our souls are unspoiled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
to-day
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From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
toiled
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From this reading We have laughed and have loved as we pleasantly toiled, And now we must show that our souls are unspoiled.
tunes
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From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
United
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From this reading United Forgotten petty difference now, The larger purpose glows, The storm is here, a common fear Its deadly lightning shows.
unspoiled
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From this reading We have laughed and have loved as we pleasantly toiled, And now we must show that our souls are unspoiled.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
war's
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From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
wave
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From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
win
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From this reading The Ship of State must bear us all And danger makes us kin, As one, we all shall rise or fall, So shall we strive to win.
work
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From this reading We must work that our Flag shall in honor still wave, God and country, to-day let us prove we are brave!
years
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From this reading We have had our glad years, now the sad years are coming, We have danced to gay tunes, now we march to war's drumming.
