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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 The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
all
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Long are the days, and three times long the nights.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Long are the days, and three times long the nights.
assist
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From this reading Shall such assist me to subdue the heights?
beguile
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From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
better
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From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
burden
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From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
care
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From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
chain
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
curse
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From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
day
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From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
days
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From this reading _Long are the days, and three times long the nights.
dear
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
delights
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
Earth's
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
eyes
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From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
faith
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From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
feet
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
heavy
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
heights
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From this reading Shall such assist me to subdue the heights?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
Holding
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
hope
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From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
hours
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
lo
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From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Long are the days, and three times long the nights.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
more
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From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
night
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From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading _Long are the days, and three times long the nights.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
pain
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
parable
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From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
pray
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From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
prisoners
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
reads
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From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
stain
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From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
subdue
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From this reading Shall such assist me to subdue the heights?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Shall such assist me to subdue the heights?
tear-drops
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From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Long are the days, and three times long the nights.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
three
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From this reading _Long are the days, and three times long the nights.
times
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From this reading _Long are the days, and three times long the nights.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
toil
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From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
weary
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From this reading The weary hours are a heavy chain Upon the feet of all Earth's dear delights, Holding them ever prisoners to pain.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
win
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From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
worse
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From this reading Long is the night, and over long the day.-- The burden of all being!--is it worse Or better, lo! that they who toil and pray May win not more than they who toil and curse?
writes
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From this reading What shall beguile me to believe again In hope, that faith within her parable writes Of life, care reads with eyes whose tear-drops stain?
