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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 [_A roll of thunder._ On, on!
aching
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
Arise
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
burns
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
cernui
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From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
CHAPEL
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From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
child
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cold
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ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
crashing
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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
darkens
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From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
daughter
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From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
earth
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From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
ergo
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From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
fisherman
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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
grand
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
hand
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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
hate
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heart
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hell
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
high
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
how
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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
Jehan
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Lady
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From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
Lay
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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
mood
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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
nature
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
night
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From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
O
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From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_A roll of thunder._ On, on!
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [_A roll of thunder._ On, on!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
other
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
overhead
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From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
parted
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From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
rise
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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
roll
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From this reading [_A roll of thunder._ On, on!
sacramentum
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From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
sea
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seigneur
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
signet
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
sound
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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
stirs
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
storm
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From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
suits
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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
Tantum
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From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
teach
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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [_A roll of thunder._ On, on!
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
too
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From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
Veneremur
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From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
VOICES
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From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
Who's
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From this reading It suits my mood, the crashing sound!— Jehan the fisherman! rise from the sea, Lay thy cold hand upon the heart of her Who’s not thy child, and teach her how to hate!
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Thou too, Thou other one, thou seigneur high and grand Whose signet burns upon my aching throat, Whose nature stirs within me suddenly, Arise from hell and teach me how to hate!
YVETTE
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From this reading [_Thunder._ VOICES FROM THE CHAPEL _Tantum ergo sacramentum Veneremur cernui_— YVETTE O Our Lady!
Yvonne
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From this reading Yvonne who parted from the earth one night, Come through the storm that darkens overhead And teach thy daughter how to hate!
