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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 MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
air
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
brow
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Joyful or sorrowful, the days go by.
callers
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
calls
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
common
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
conversation
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
cooked
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
days
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From this reading Joyful or sorrowful, the days go by.
decorously
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
differ
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
dinner
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
draw
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
dress
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
dry
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
else
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
enter
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
eyes
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
feet
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
fill
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
full
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
go
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
golden
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
hair
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
HARD
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
heart
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From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
hours
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From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
how
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
Joyful
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From this reading Joyful or sorrowful, the days go by.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
LEARNS
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
LESSON
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
MACRAE
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
made
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
masters
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From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
matter
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
meals
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
meddle
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From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
meet
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
moment
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
music
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Joyful or sorrowful, the days go by.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
passes
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From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
Peace
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
physical
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From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
Raise
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
received
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
relentless
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From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
sackcloth
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
sitting
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
sorrowful
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From this reading Joyful or sorrowful, the days go by.
soul
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From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
summer
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
sweet
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
swept
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From this reading The meals are to be cooked, the parlor swept, callers are to be received, and calls are to be made, and we must dress the body decorously for dinner, though the heart and soul be sitting in sackcloth.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With what passes in the soul and heart the hours meddle not, but over our physical life they are relentless masters.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
trouble
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From this reading No matter how full of trouble the heart is, we must enter common life, must have dry eyes and take part in conversation; for the moment we differ from everyone else everyone is surprised.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
white
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
wreath
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From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MACRAE LEARNS A HARD LESSON "What though it be the last time we shall meet, Raise your white brow and wreath of golden hair, And fill with music sweet the summer air, Not this again shall draw me to your feet, Peace, let me go."
