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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 For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
aloud
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From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
Black
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
changed
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
clue
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
controlled
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
dread
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From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
earring
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From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
end
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From this reading Then nodded, and kindly, as friend nods to friend, “Old man, you fought well, but you lost in the end.”
Eternity
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
face
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From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
flew
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
flushed
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
fought
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From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
four-month
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
friend
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From this reading Then nodded, and kindly, as friend nods to friend, “Old man, you fought well, but you lost in the end.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
gazed
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From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
grim
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
grinned
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From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
head
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
held
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
hidden
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
hold
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then nodded, and kindly, as friend nods to friend, “Old man, you fought well, but you lost in the end.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
jade
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From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
kept
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From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
kindly
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From this reading Then nodded, and kindly, as friend nods to friend, “Old man, you fought well, but you lost in the end.”
knew
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From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
knowing
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
less
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From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
lost
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From this reading Then nodded, and kindly, as friend nods to friend, “Old man, you fought well, but you lost in the end.”
man
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From this reading Then nodded, and kindly, as friend nods to friend, “Old man, you fought well, but you lost in the end.”
men
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From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then nodded, and kindly, as friend nods to friend, “Old man, you fought well, but you lost in the end.”
nods
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From this reading Then nodded, and kindly, as friend nods to friend, “Old man, you fought well, but you lost in the end.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
O'Neil
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From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
Old
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From this reading Then nodded, and kindly, as friend nods to friend, “Old man, you fought well, but you lost in the end.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
Past
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
Red
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
savage
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
scarred
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
scowling
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
Some
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
spirit
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
Terror
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
Then
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From this reading Then nodded, and kindly, as friend nods to friend, “Old man, you fought well, but you lost in the end.”
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
touched
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From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
turned
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
twin
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
unfearing
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From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
watched
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From this reading For she who had held him so long could not hold him -- Though a four-month Eternity should have controlled him -- But watched the twin Terror -- the head turned to head -- The scowling, scarred Black, and the flushed savage Red -- The spirit that changed from her knowing and flew to Some grim hidden Past she had never a clue to.
well
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From this reading Then nodded, and kindly, as friend nods to friend, “Old man, you fought well, but you lost in the end.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
wife
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From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And men who had fought with O'Neil for the life Had gazed on his face with less dread than his wife.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But It knew as It grinned, for he touched it unfearing, And muttered aloud, “So you kept that jade earring!”
