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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 "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
ascended
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From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
blest
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
cares
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From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
death
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From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
ended
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
few
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
God
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From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
how
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
interview
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
keep
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From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
LONGFELLOW
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From this reading --LONGFELLOW.
minutes
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
much
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
O
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
prison
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From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
risen
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From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
said
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
service
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
stiffly
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From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
toils
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
TOMB
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
VISIT
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From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."