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Afar
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
ah
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
all
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Mother, I am not worthy him!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So bright are they Who saffron-vested sound the tabret there, The girls who throng there in my dream!
aught
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From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
await
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
bright
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From this reading So bright are they Who saffron-vested sound the tabret there, The girls who throng there in my dream!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
cedars
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
chosen
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
deserve
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
Djabal's
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading So bright are they Who saffron-vested sound the tabret there, The girls who throng there in my dream!
Druses
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
exalted
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
exalting
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From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
exulting
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
eyes
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
feel
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
girls
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From this reading So bright are they Who saffron-vested sound the tabret there, The girls who throng there in my dream!
glance
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
honor
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
hour
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From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
hour's
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From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
how
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
Khalif
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
Lead
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
MAANI
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From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
maidens
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
meet
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
most
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
Mother
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From this reading Mother, I am not worthy him!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So bright are they Who saffron-vested sound the tabret there, The girls who throng there in my dream!
ne'er
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mother, I am not worthy him!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
own
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
pageant
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
pass
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
proud
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
saffron-vested
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From this reading So bright are they Who saffron-vested sound the tabret there, The girls who throng there in my dream!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
side
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
Singled
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So bright are they Who saffron-vested sound the tabret there, The girls who throng there in my dream!
sound
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From this reading So bright are they Who saffron-vested sound the tabret there, The girls who throng there in my dream!
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
tabret
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From this reading So bright are they Who saffron-vested sound the tabret there, The girls who throng there in my dream!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One hour And all is over: how shall I do aught That may deserve next hour's exalting?-- How?-- [_Suddenly to_ MAANI.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
there
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From this reading So bright are they Who saffron-vested sound the tabret there, The girls who throng there in my dream!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So bright are they Who saffron-vested sound the tabret there, The girls who throng there in my dream!
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
throng
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
watch
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From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Did I but watch Afar the pageant, feel our Khalif pass, One of the throng, how proud were I--though ne'er Singled by Djabal's glance!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
Worthily
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From this reading But to be chosen His own from all, the most his own of all, To be exalted with him, side by side, Lead the exulting Druses, meet ... ah, how Worthily meet the maidens who await Ever beneath the cedars--how deserve This honor, in their eyes?
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Mother, I am not worthy him!
