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all
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
anguish
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From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
back
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
called
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From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
circumstances
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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
Cornish
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From this reading --_Old Cornish Song_.
crave
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
creeps
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From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
despair
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From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
events
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From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
face
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From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
flesh
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From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
grave
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
home
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From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
ImaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
kiss
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
learnt
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From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
lily-white
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
lips
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
loved
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From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
more
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
narrating
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From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
now
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From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
Oh
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
Old
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From this reading --_Old Cornish Song_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
placed
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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
position
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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
return
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
see
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From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
Song
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From this reading --_Old Cornish Song_.
surrounded
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From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
visit
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From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
VOICE
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
woman
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From this reading I had learnt amidst anguish and despair that the woman I loved, and who I thought had called me home, was dead, and I had determined to visit her grave and to see her dead face.
write
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From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
years
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From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Long years have passed since the events I am now narrating, yet my flesh creeps as I write.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Imagine, if you can, the circumstances that surrounded me; think of the position in which I was placed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE DEAD Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips, One kiss is all I crave; Oh, one more kiss from your lily-white lips And return back to your grave.
