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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 “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
Advance
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
back
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
bay
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From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
bent
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
bid
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blue
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
Border
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
buck
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From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
couched
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From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
death
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From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
deer
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From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
e'er
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
eyas
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
fear
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From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
fellowship
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fierce
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
fight
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
fought
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
gled
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
grass
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
harp
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
harpit
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
horse
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From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
hounds
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From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
King
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
knights
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
love
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From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
made
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
man
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From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
midmost
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
naked
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
nodding
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
Now
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From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
pie
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
prick
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
prince
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From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
return
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From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
ride
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
ringing
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
side
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
sighed
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
sky
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
song
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
standards
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
stooped
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
string
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
Thomas
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
True
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
turned
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
Twas
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
up
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
waits
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From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
walk
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From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
war
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From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Advance my standards to that war, And bid my good knights prick and ride; The gled shall watch as fierce a fight As e'er was fought on the Border side!”
wash
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From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
wastrel
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From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
watch
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well
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From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
wi
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From this reading “Now I am prince, and I do well To love my love withouten fear; To walk wi' man in fellowship, And breathe my horse behind the deer.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twas bent beneath and blue above, 'Twas nodding grass and naked sky, Where, ringing up the wastrel wind, The eyas stooped upon the pie.
window
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From this reading “My hounds they bay unto the death, The buck has couched beyond the burn, My love she waits at her window To wash my hands when I return.
withouten
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word
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
youth
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From this reading True Thomas sighed above his harp, And turned the song on the midmost string; And the last least word True Thomas made, He harpit his dead youth back to the King.
