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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 "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
aloft
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
always
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
answer
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From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
bay
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
blue
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From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
bosom
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From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
boundless
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
calls
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
childish
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
dapple
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
day
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
deeds
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
deep
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From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
Diuk
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
engaged
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
fearless
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
head
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
holy
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
home
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
indeed
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From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
Kiev
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From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
lady
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
loudly
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
low
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
manhood
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
months
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From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
more
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
mother
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
out
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
pilgrims
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
plain
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
prove
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
pursuits
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
quiet
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From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
reached
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
reverence
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
ride
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
rode
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
Rough-Coat
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
said
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
sea
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From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
shoulders
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
sought
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
space
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
squared
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
stay
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From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
steed
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From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
then
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From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
three
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From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
town
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From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I ought to ride with head aloft and shoulders squared upon my dapple bay steed Rough-Coat, and prove my manhood by my fearless deeds.
vespers
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From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
way
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From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have indeed come a long way from Kiev town," was the quiet answer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Mother mine," he said, "must I stay always at home engaged in childish pursuits while my manhood calls me, calls me ever and ever more loudly across the boundless plain?
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a low reverence to the holy pilgrims, Diuk rode to his home, which he reached in a short space of time; and on the next day after having been to vespers he sought out his lady mother.
year
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From this reading "It is a journey of a year on foot and then three months on the bosom of the deep blue sea."
