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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 “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
always
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then came another Sunday.
any
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From this reading He did no work of any kind for the rest of the week.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
came
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From this reading Then came another Sunday.
clay
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From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
clod
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From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
common
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From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
cunningly
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From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
day
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
desire
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did no work of any kind for the rest of the week.
digged
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From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
dread
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
dreaded
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did no work of any kind for the rest of the week.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
girl
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
god
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From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
greater
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From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did no work of any kind for the rest of the week.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
honour
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From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
kind
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From this reading He did no work of any kind for the rest of the week.
longed
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
made
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From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
more
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He did no work of any kind for the rest of the week.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
Potters
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From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
rather
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
red-haired
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did no work of any kind for the rest of the week.
shame
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From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
shape
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From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
sketched
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
soil
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From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
spoil
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From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
Sunday
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From this reading Then came another Sunday.
taint
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From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
taken
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From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
Then
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From this reading Then came another Sunday.
there
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From this reading He dreaded and longed for the day always, but since the red-haired girl had sketched him there was rather more dread than desire in his mind.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
Two
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From this reading “If thou hast taken the common clay, And thy hands be not free From the taint of the soil, thou hast made thy spoil The greater shame to thee.”—_The Two Potters_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
week
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From this reading He did no work of any kind for the rest of the week.
work
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From this reading He did no work of any kind for the rest of the week.
wrought
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From this reading “If I have taken the common clay And wrought it cunningly In the shape of a god that was digged a clod, The greater honour to me.”
