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all
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From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
armies
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
bear
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
borne
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
Burdens
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
call
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From this reading We preserve The Home, and call it sacred-- Burdens new they bear.
care
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
countries
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
cross
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
customs
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From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
earth
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From this reading When on earth was safety for young maidens Far from mother's love and father's care?
Far
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From this reading When on earth was safety for young maidens Far from mother's love and father's care?
father's
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
fleets
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When on earth was safety for young maidens Far from mother's love and father's care?
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When on earth was safety for young maidens Far from mother's love and father's care?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
helpless
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
Home
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From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
homes
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
IgnorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We preserve The Home, and call it sacred-- Burdens new they bear.
keep
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From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
land
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From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
language
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From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
laws
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From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
Leave
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
love
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
maidens
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
marched
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
Men
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
mother's
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
new
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
oceans
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When on earth was safety for young maidens Far from mother's love and father's care?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
preserve
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From this reading We preserve The Home, and call it sacred-- Burdens new they bear.
sacred
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From this reading We preserve The Home, and call it sacred-- Burdens new they bear.
safety
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From this reading When on earth was safety for young maidens Far from mother's love and father's care?
seeking
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
serving
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From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
Strange
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From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
strangers
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From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
subdue
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
Thus
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From this reading Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
wander
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
wandered
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When on earth was safety for young maidens Far from mother's love and father's care?
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When on earth was safety for young maidens Far from mother's love and father's care?
wide
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
widely
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From this reading Armies of young maidens cross our oceans; Leave their mother's love, their father's care; Maidens, young and helpless, widely wander, Burdens new to bear.
Young
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From this reading Men have marched in armies, fleets have borne them, Left their homes new countries to subdue; Young men seeking fortune wide have wandered-- We have something new.
