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ain
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all
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And now the golden asphodels among Thy footsteps fare, and to the lordly dead Thou tellest all the stories left unsaid Of secret rites and runes forgotten long, Of that dark folk who ate the Lotus-bread And sang the melancholy Linus-song.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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asphodels
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ate
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behold
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From this reading Far-travelled coaster of the midland seas, What marvels did those curious eyes behold!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Winged snakes, and carven labyrinths of old; The emerald column raised to Heracles; King Perseus' shrine upon the Chemmian leas; Four-footed fishes, decked with gems and gold: But thou didst leave some secrets yet untold, And veiled the dread Osirian mysteries.
carven
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Chemmian
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coaster
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column
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curious
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dark
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dawn
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day
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now the golden asphodels among Thy footsteps fare, and to the lordly dead Thou tellest all the stories left unsaid Of secret rites and runes forgotten long, Of that dark folk who ate the Lotus-bread And sang the melancholy Linus-song.
decked
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Far-travelled coaster of the midland seas, What marvels did those curious eyes behold!
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading Winged snakes, and carven labyrinths of old; The emerald column raised to Heracles; King Perseus' shrine upon the Chemmian leas; Four-footed fishes, decked with gems and gold: But thou didst leave some secrets yet untold, And veiled the dread Osirian mysteries.
dread
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emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading Winged snakes, and carven labyrinths of old; The emerald column raised to Heracles; King Perseus' shrine upon the Chemmian leas; Four-footed fishes, decked with gems and gold: But thou didst leave some secrets yet untold, And veiled the dread Osirian mysteries.
eyes
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Far-travelled
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From this reading Far-travelled coaster of the midland seas, What marvels did those curious eyes behold!
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading And now the golden asphodels among Thy footsteps fare, and to the lordly dead Thou tellest all the stories left unsaid Of secret rites and runes forgotten long, Of that dark folk who ate the Lotus-bread And sang the melancholy Linus-song.
fishes
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fled
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folk
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footsteps
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forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading And now the golden asphodels among Thy footsteps fare, and to the lordly dead Thou tellest all the stories left unsaid Of secret rites and runes forgotten long, Of that dark folk who ate the Lotus-bread And sang the melancholy Linus-song.
Four-footed
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gallows-tree
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gems
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gold
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golden
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hangit
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Heracles
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Herodotus
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hie
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh! red, red was the dawn o' day, And tall was the gallows-tree: The Southland lord to his ain has fled And the mess-priest's hangit hie!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of the sonnets, this To Herodotus is worth quoting:
King
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labyrinths
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leas
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leave
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leftnounUS /left/
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From this reading And now the golden asphodels among Thy footsteps fare, and to the lordly dead Thou tellest all the stories left unsaid Of secret rites and runes forgotten long, Of that dark folk who ate the Lotus-bread And sang the melancholy Linus-song.
Linus-song
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now the golden asphodels among Thy footsteps fare, and to the lordly dead Thou tellest all the stories left unsaid Of secret rites and runes forgotten long, Of that dark folk who ate the Lotus-bread And sang the melancholy Linus-song.
lord
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lordly
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Lotus-bread
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marvels
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From this reading Far-travelled coaster of the midland seas, What marvels did those curious eyes behold!
melancholy
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mess-priest's
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midland
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mysteries
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now
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o
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OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the sonnets, this To Herodotus is worth quoting:
Oh
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old
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Osirian
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Perseus
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quoting
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raised
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red
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rites
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runes
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sang
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seas
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From this reading Far-travelled coaster of the midland seas, What marvels did those curious eyes behold!
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And now the golden asphodels among Thy footsteps fare, and to the lordly dead Thou tellest all the stories left unsaid Of secret rites and runes forgotten long, Of that dark folk who ate the Lotus-bread And sang the melancholy Linus-song.
secrets
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shrine
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snakes
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some
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sonnets
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Southland
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stories
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tall
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tellest
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now the golden asphodels among Thy footsteps fare, and to the lordly dead Thou tellest all the stories left unsaid Of secret rites and runes forgotten long, Of that dark folk who ate the Lotus-bread And sang the melancholy Linus-song.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of the sonnets, this To Herodotus is worth quoting:
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Far-travelled coaster of the midland seas, What marvels did those curious eyes behold!
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Winged snakes, and carven labyrinths of old; The emerald column raised to Heracles; King Perseus' shrine upon the Chemmian leas; Four-footed fishes, decked with gems and gold: But thou didst leave some secrets yet untold, And veiled the dread Osirian mysteries.
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And now the golden asphodels among Thy footsteps fare, and to the lordly dead Thou tellest all the stories left unsaid Of secret rites and runes forgotten long, Of that dark folk who ate the Lotus-bread And sang the melancholy Linus-song.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unsaid
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untold
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From this reading Winged snakes, and carven labyrinths of old; The emerald column raised to Heracles; King Perseus' shrine upon the Chemmian leas; Four-footed fishes, decked with gems and gold: But thou didst leave some secrets yet untold, And veiled the dread Osirian mysteries.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Winged snakes, and carven labyrinths of old; The emerald column raised to Heracles; King Perseus' shrine upon the Chemmian leas; Four-footed fishes, decked with gems and gold: But thou didst leave some secrets yet untold, And veiled the dread Osirian mysteries.
veiled
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh! red, red was the dawn o' day, And tall was the gallows-tree: The Southland lord to his ain has fled And the mess-priest's hangit hie!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Far-travelled coaster of the midland seas, What marvels did those curious eyes behold!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And now the golden asphodels among Thy footsteps fare, and to the lordly dead Thou tellest all the stories left unsaid Of secret rites and runes forgotten long, Of that dark folk who ate the Lotus-bread And sang the melancholy Linus-song.
Winged
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From this reading Winged snakes, and carven labyrinths of old; The emerald column raised to Heracles; King Perseus' shrine upon the Chemmian leas; Four-footed fishes, decked with gems and gold: But thou didst leave some secrets yet untold, And veiled the dread Osirian mysteries.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Winged snakes, and carven labyrinths of old; The emerald column raised to Heracles; King Perseus' shrine upon the Chemmian leas; Four-footed fishes, decked with gems and gold: But thou didst leave some secrets yet untold, And veiled the dread Osirian mysteries.
worth
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From this reading Of the sonnets, this To Herodotus is worth quoting:
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
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