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all
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From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
arms
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From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
belong
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From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
buried
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From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
clasp
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From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
darling
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From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
death
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From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
die
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From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
don't
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From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
eyes
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From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
go
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From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
grave
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From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
heart
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From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
joined
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From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
kiss
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From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
lay
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From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
lover
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From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
mouth
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From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
needs
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From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
O
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From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
promised
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From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
soon
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From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
spite
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From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
then
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From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
tightly
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From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
together
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From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
want
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From this reading O my darling, open your eyes, open your mouth, kiss me if you don't want me to die as soon as you are dead!"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
wedded
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From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
wished
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From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I promised that I would belong to none but you, and I will be yours in spite of everything, even in the grave.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, yes, we shall be dead, and we shall be wedded all the same--wedded in death!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But she wished to die with her lover: "O my darling! if you must go, take me, take me with you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I will lay myself on your heart, I will clasp you so tightly with my arms that they shall be joined to yours, and then we must needs be buried together.
