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adorn
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From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
all
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From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
arrays
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From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
borne
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bowels
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brows
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
carried
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co-operate
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conceived
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consecrated
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
despair
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diamonds
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From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
divers
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From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
earth
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From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
enshrined
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Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
festivals
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From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
generation
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From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
go
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From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They know the joys and sorrows of the great and those of the small.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
heirlooms
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From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
historians
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From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
joys
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From this reading They know the joys and sorrows of the great and those of the small.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They know the joys and sorrows of the great and those of the small.
man
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From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
masterpieces
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material
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From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
most
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Nations
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ocean
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From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
off
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From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
pageants
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From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
pearls
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From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
pillage
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From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
pride
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From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
protection
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sands
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From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
searched
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From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
shone
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From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
slaves
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From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
small
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From this reading They know the joys and sorrows of the great and those of the small.
sorrows
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From this reading They know the joys and sorrows of the great and those of the small.
spectators
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From this reading Nations of slaves and divers have searched the sands of ocean and the bowels of earth for the pearls and diamonds which adorn the spectators.
speech
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splendorsplural nounUS /ˈsplendərz/
impressive and beautiful signs of wealth or importance
From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
There
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From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They know the joys and sorrows of the great and those of the small.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
Transmitted
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From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
treasures
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From this reading Transmitted as heirlooms from generation to generation, these treasures have shone on consecrated brows and could be the most faithful of historians had they speech.
triumph
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From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
usurers
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From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are pageants in which all the material splendors that man arrays co-operate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Everywhere do they go; they are worn with pride at festivals, carried in despair to usurers, borne off in triumph amid blood and pillage, enshrined in masterpieces conceived by art for their protection.
