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all
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
battle
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From this reading "Free will warring with Fate"--it was the clash of that fine battle, which those old Greeks found significant and uplifting.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
circumstances
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
clamorously
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
clashnounUS /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading "Free will warring with Fate"--it was the clash of that fine battle, which those old Greeks found significant and uplifting.
Crowneth
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
day
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
day's
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
days
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
down
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
evenings
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
evil
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
exalted
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
fate
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From this reading Free will, warring with fate, produces Tragedy, so it is said.
fight
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Free will warring with Fate"--it was the clash of that fine battle, which those old Greeks found significant and uplifting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Free will warring with Fate"--it was the clash of that fine battle, which those old Greeks found significant and uplifting.
FreeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Free will, warring with fate, produces Tragedy, so it is said.
Godhead
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
goes
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
Greek
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From this reading To-day, we have lost much of the significance of the old "[Greek: tragôdia]."
Greeks
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From this reading "Free will warring with Fate"--it was the clash of that fine battle, which those old Greeks found significant and uplifting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To-day, we have lost much of the significance of the old "[Greek: tragôdia]."
hearts
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
held
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
high
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
inspired
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Free will, warring with fate, produces Tragedy, so it is said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Free will, warring with fate, produces Tragedy, so it is said.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
lost
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From this reading To-day, we have lost much of the significance of the old "[Greek: tragôdia]."
loth
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
made
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
man
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
memorially
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
men
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
men's
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
much
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From this reading To-day, we have lost much of the significance of the old "[Greek: tragôdia]."
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
old
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From this reading To-day, we have lost much of the significance of the old "[Greek: tragôdia]."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
poets
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
poppies
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
priest
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
produces
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From this reading Free will, warring with fate, produces Tragedy, so it is said.
said
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From this reading Free will, warring with fate, produces Tragedy, so it is said.
says
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
see
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
significance
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From this reading To-day, we have lost much of the significance of the old "[Greek: tragôdia]."
significant
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From this reading "Free will warring with Fate"--it was the clash of that fine battle, which those old Greeks found significant and uplifting.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
some
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
Sufficient
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
things
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From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Free will warring with Fate"--it was the clash of that fine battle, which those old Greeks found significant and uplifting.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
To-day
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From this reading To-day, we have lost much of the significance of the old "[Greek: tragôdia]."
Tragedy
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From this reading Free will, warring with fate, produces Tragedy, so it is said.
tragôdia
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From this reading To-day, we have lost much of the significance of the old "[Greek: tragôdia]."
Tyrtæus
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
uplifting
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From this reading "Free will warring with Fate"--it was the clash of that fine battle, which those old Greeks found significant and uplifting.
warring
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From this reading Free will, warring with fate, produces Tragedy, so it is said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To-day, we have lost much of the significance of the old "[Greek: tragôdia]."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "So, some time, when the last of all our evenings Crowneth memorially the last of all our days, Not loth to take his poppies, man goes down and says: '_Sufficient for the day were the day's evil things_.'"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Free will, warring with fate, produces Tragedy, so it is said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Free will, warring with fate, produces Tragedy, so it is said.
Æschylus
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From this reading When the priest poets Tyrtæus and Æschylus clamorously exalted--held high that all might see--the Godhead of men who fight and do, it was not so much the tragedy itself, but the circumstances that made it which inspired men's hearts.
