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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 Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
appear
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
based
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From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
bravely
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From this reading On bravely through the sunshine and the showers!
built
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From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
changed
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From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
clear
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
columns
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From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
curses
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
day
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From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
evident
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From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
eyelids
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
fell
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From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
firmament
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From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
firmer
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From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
fold
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
fruitless
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
gods
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
Hide
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
Jove
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
Jove's
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From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
love
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
made
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From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
men
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From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
named
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
near
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On bravely through the sunshine and the showers!
passion
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
port
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From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
portraiture
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
rash-leaping
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From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
regal
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From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
rules
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From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
see
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
showers
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From this reading On bravely through the sunshine and the showers!
Shun
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
Sit
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
skies
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
sphere
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
sunshine
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From this reading On bravely through the sunshine and the showers!
terror
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From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
things
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
thrift
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On bravely through the sunshine and the showers!
thunderbolt
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From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
Truth
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
uplift
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
wage
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
Wait
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From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The rules to men made evident By Him who built the day, The columns of the firmament Not firmer based than they.
Why
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From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If curses be the wage of love, Hide in thy skies, thou fruitless Jove, Not to be named: It is clear Why the gods will not appear; They are ashamed.
wrath
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From this reading When wrath and terror changed Jove's regal port, And the rash-leaping thunderbolt fell short.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shun passion, fold the hands of thrift, Sit still and Truth is near: Suddenly it will uplift Your eyelids to the sphere: Wait a little, you shall see The portraiture of things to be.
