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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 --_Edward A. U. Valentine_.
aglow
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
ago
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
all
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
anxious
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From this reading In my heart I was anxious to do justice to Gillespie.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
Argives
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
beauty
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
conquering
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
divine
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In my heart I was anxious to do justice to Gillespie.
DREAMS
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
dying
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
Edward
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From this reading --_Edward A. U. Valentine_.
embers
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
face
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
fairness
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
feeds
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
firelight's
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
flames
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
GATE
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
Gillespie
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From this reading In my heart I was anxious to do justice to Gillespie.
given
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From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
grace
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
heart
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From this reading In my heart I was anxious to do justice to Gillespie.
Helen
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
Helen's
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
judgment
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From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
justice
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From this reading In my heart I was anxious to do justice to Gillespie.
leap
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
leashed
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
Like
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
lo
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
muse
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my heart I was anxious to do justice to Gillespie.
north
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
olden
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
passing
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From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
ruddy
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
Sad
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From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
shine
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
shout
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
solemn
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From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
takes
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From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
testimony
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From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In my heart I was anxious to do justice to Gillespie.
trifling
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From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
Troy
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
U
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From this reading --_Edward A. U. Valentine_.
vaguely
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
Valentine
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From this reading --_Edward A. U. Valentine_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
wavers
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From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Sad it is that we are all so given to passing solemn judgment on trifling testimony!
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE GATE OF DREAMS And as I muse on Helen's face, Within the firelight's ruddy shine, Its beauty takes an olden grace Like hers whose fairness was divine; The dying embers leap, and lo!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Troy wavers vaguely all aglow, And in the north wind leashed without, I hear the conquering Argives' shout; And Helen feeds the flames as long ago!
