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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 for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
absence
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From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
Aga
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From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
aid
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From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
appointed
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From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
aptly
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From this reading But aptly To praise--from others ought to go this favor.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
barbarous
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From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But aptly To praise--from others ought to go this favor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
care
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From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
clamor
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From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
conquered
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From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
Dispose
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From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
fashion
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From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
favor
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From this reading But aptly To praise--from others ought to go this favor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
forth
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From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But aptly To praise--from others ought to go this favor.
gape
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From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
go
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From this reading But aptly To praise--from others ought to go this favor.
gods
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From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
groundward-failing
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From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
home
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From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
household
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From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
Justice
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From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
justly
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From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
lead
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From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
Leda
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From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
man
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From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
mode
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From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
Mollify
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From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
Offspring
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From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
others
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From this reading But aptly To praise--from others ought to go this favor.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading But aptly To praise--from others ought to go this favor.
outstretch
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From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
pathway
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From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
praise
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From this reading But aptly To praise--from others ought to go this favor.
purple-strewn
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From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
sleep
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From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
speech
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From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
spoken
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From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
Suitably
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From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
things
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From this reading As for the rest, care shall--by no sleep conquered-- Dispose things--justly (gods to aid!) appointed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But aptly To praise--from others ought to go this favor.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
unhoped
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From this reading Immediately be purple-strewn the pathway, So that to home unhoped may lead him--Justice!
warder
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From this reading _Aga._ Offspring of Leda, of my household warder, Suitably to my absence hast thou spoken, For long the speech thou didst outstretch!
woman's
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From this reading And for the rest,--not me, in woman's fashion, Mollify, nor--as mode of barbarous man is-- To me gape forth a groundward-failing clamor!
