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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 twice and thrice he tries again, Yet not a single sound is heard.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And twice and thrice he tries again, Yet not a single sound is heard.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There’s just an upward flash of eyes Like starlight in a forest pool;
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
dear
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From this reading She may have said, “Take heart, dear one!”
DECIDEDLY
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
eyes
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From this reading There’s just an upward flash of eyes Like starlight in a forest pool;
flash
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From this reading There’s just an upward flash of eyes Like starlight in a forest pool;
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She may have said, “Go on, thou fool!”
forest
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From this reading There’s just an upward flash of eyes Like starlight in a forest pool;
frame
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
Go
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hard
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She may have said, “Take heart, dear one!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And twice and thrice he tries again, Yet not a single sound is heard.
heard
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From this reading And twice and thrice he tries again, Yet not a single sound is heard.
heart
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From this reading She may have said, “Take heart, dear one!”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And twice and thrice he tries again, Yet not a single sound is heard.
just
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From this reading There’s just an upward flash of eyes Like starlight in a forest pool;
Like
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From this reading There’s just an upward flash of eyes Like starlight in a forest pool;
lips
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
longed-for
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
MANNER
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She may have said, “Take heart, dear one!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And twice and thrice he tries again, Yet not a single sound is heard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There’s just an upward flash of eyes Like starlight in a forest pool;
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She may have said, “Go on, thou fool!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She may have said, “Take heart, dear one!”
parched
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
pool
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From this reading There’s just an upward flash of eyes Like starlight in a forest pool;
said
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From this reading She may have said, “Take heart, dear one!”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She may have said, “Take heart, dear one!”
single
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From this reading And twice and thrice he tries again, Yet not a single sound is heard.
sound
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From this reading And twice and thrice he tries again, Yet not a single sound is heard.
starlight
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From this reading There’s just an upward flash of eyes Like starlight in a forest pool;
Strive
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
SUMMARY
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She may have said, “Take heart, dear one!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
Then
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
There's
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From this reading There’s just an upward flash of eyes Like starlight in a forest pool;
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading She may have said, “Go on, thou fool!”
thrice
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
tries
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From this reading And twice and thrice he tries again, Yet not a single sound is heard.
twice
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
upward
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From this reading There’s just an upward flash of eyes Like starlight in a forest pool;
word
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And twice and thrice he tries again, Yet not a single sound is heard.
youth's
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From this reading IN MANNER DECIDEDLY SUMMARY Then twice and thrice the youth’s parched lips Strive hard to frame the longed-for word;