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accord
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From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
accursed
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Then go; let the veil fall," she answered.
armed
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From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
back
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
discovery
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
escaping
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
execrable
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
fall
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From this reading "Then go; let the veil fall," she answered.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
foundation-stone
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
full
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
go
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From this reading "Then go; let the veil fall," she answered.
Goddess
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From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
graven
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
heel
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From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
indeed
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From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
just
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From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
leave
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From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Then go; let the veil fall," she answered.
lines
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
men
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From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
moonset
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
mountains
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From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
O
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From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
offered
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
own
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
prevented
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
race
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
rivers
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From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
ruler
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From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
sacrifice
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From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
safe
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
sex
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From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then go; let the veil fall," she answered.
spoken
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From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
stand
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From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
temple
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
thanksgiving
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
Then
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From this reading "Then go; let the veil fall," she answered.
ThinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
thus
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From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
tremble
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From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
Unknown
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From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
veil
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From this reading "Then go; let the veil fall," she answered.
wanderer
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From this reading Thine armed men shall ever be faithful unto thee, and beneath thine heel we leave the wanderer from the Unknown."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "In my temple, before the graven lines upon my foundation-stone, let full thanksgiving be offered at moonset for our discovery of this wanderer, who is safe in our hands, and thus prevented from escaping back unto his own execrable, accursed race."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
Wisely
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From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
word
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From this reading Thou art indeed our just ruler, at whose word mountains tremble and rivers stand still.
worship
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From this reading "Wisely hast thou spoken, O Goddess, whom we worship with one accord, and to whom we sacrifice those of thy sex.
