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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 Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
acts
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
agree
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, but a tenth remained!
akin
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
ask
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From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
away
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
belly-like
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
big
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
blew
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
cliff
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
comes
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
creature's
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
dips
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
Disengage
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From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
drained
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
dry
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
edge
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
emptiness
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
ends
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
fate
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
find
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
fissured
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
fringe
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
gem-tipped
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
head
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
kind
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
led
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From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
ledge
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
lone
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From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
lurks
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
LXXIII
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
more
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
neath
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
news
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From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
nine-tenths
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
O
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
o'er
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
out
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
pasture
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From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
plain
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From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
race
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ah, but a tenth remained!
rill
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
rudimental
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
s
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
sea
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
self
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
smoke
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From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
stomach
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
sun
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LXXIII But take the rill which ends a race o'er yonder ledge O' the fissured cliff, to find its fate in smoke below!
tenth
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From this reading Ah, but a tenth remained!
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
Then
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
too
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
water
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
way
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Well
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Disengage that, and ask--what news of life, you know It led, that long lone way, through pasture, plain and waste?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
Withers
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From this reading Well, 'neath that gem-tipped fringe, A head lurks--of a kind--that acts as stomach too; Then comes the emptiness which out the water blew So big and belly-like, but, dry of water drained, Withers away nine-tenths.
yonder
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From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That was the creature's self: no more akin to sea, Poor rudimental head and stomach, you agree, Than sea 's akin to sun who yonder dips his edge.
