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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 And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
abideth
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From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
afar-off
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From this reading And He saw afar-off the walls of a round city and went towards the city.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DOER OF GOOD It was night-time and He was alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
bronze
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From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
came
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
city
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From this reading And He saw afar-off the walls of a round city and went towards the city.
DOER
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From this reading THE DOER OF GOOD It was night-time and He was alone.
endureth
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From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
fashioned
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From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
feet
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
fire
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From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
furnace
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From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
gave
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From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
gladness
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DOER OF GOOD It was night-time and He was alone.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
heard
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
image
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From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
joy
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
laughter
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
loud
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
lutes
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
many
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
Moment
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From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
mouth
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
near
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
night-time
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From this reading THE DOER OF GOOD It was night-time and He was alone.
noise
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
out
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From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
Pleasure
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From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
Poems
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From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
Prose
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From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
round
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From this reading And He saw afar-off the walls of a round city and went towards the city.
saw
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From this reading And He saw afar-off the walls of a round city and went towards the city.
set
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From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
Sorrow
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From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And out of the bronze of the image of _The Sorrow that endureth for Ever_ he fashioned an image of _The Pleasure that abideth for a Moment_.--_Poems in Prose_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he took the image he had fashioned, and set it in a great furnace, and gave it to the fire.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading And He saw afar-off the walls of a round city and went towards the city.
tread
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From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
walls
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From this reading And He saw afar-off the walls of a round city and went towards the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DOER OF GOOD It was night-time and He was alone.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And He saw afar-off the walls of a round city and went towards the city.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes.
