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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 "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
Altenfjord
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From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
bear
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From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
bed
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From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
bonde
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
Bury
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From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
called
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From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
calm
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From this reading The snow-fall had ceased,--the wind had sunk--there was a frost-bound, monotonous calm.
ceased
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From this reading The snow-fall had ceased,--the wind had sunk--there was a frost-bound, monotonous calm.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
crawling
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From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
crested
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
curiously
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
dawn
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From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
dawned
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From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
day
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From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
dim
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From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
dove-cote
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
down
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From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
drooped
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
dusty
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From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
dwelling
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
ERIC
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From this reading ERIC MACKAY.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
faintly
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From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
festooned
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
fringed
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
frost-bound
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From this reading The snow-fall had ceased,--the wind had sunk--there was a frost-bound, monotonous calm.
frozen
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
gabled
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
glimmered
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From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The snow-fall had ceased,--the wind had sunk--there was a frost-bound, monotonous calm.
hair
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From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
hours
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From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
ice-palace
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
icicles
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
Lay
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From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
MACKAY
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From this reading ERIC MACKAY.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
miniature
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
monotonous
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From this reading The snow-fall had ceased,--the wind had sunk--there was a frost-bound, monotonous calm.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
picturesque
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
pinnacles
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
porch
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
roof
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
sheltering
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
snow
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
snow-fall
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From this reading The snow-fall had ceased,--the wind had sunk--there was a frost-bound, monotonous calm.
sunk
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From this reading The snow-fall had ceased,--the wind had sunk--there was a frost-bound, monotonous calm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
there
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From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
threads
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Long hours passed, and the next day dawned, if the dim twilight that glimmered faintly across the Altenfjord could be called a dawn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The snow-fall had ceased,--the wind had sunk--there was a frost-bound, monotonous calm.
wet
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From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
white
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow-fall had ceased,--the wind had sunk--there was a frost-bound, monotonous calm.
windows
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From this reading The picturesque dwelling of the _bonde_ was white in every part, and fringed with long icicles,--icicles drooped from its sheltering porch and gabled windows--the deserted dove-cote on the roof was a miniature ice-palace, curiously festooned with thin threads and crested pinnacles of frozen snow.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
worms
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From this reading "Bury me not when I am dead-- Lay me not down in a dusty bed; I could not bear the life down there, With the wet worms crawling about my hair!"
