Chapter III
"As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit." "My soul! Master Jesus, my soul! My soul! Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
Winter Evening Tales
Chapter III
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"As
a
city
broken
down
and
without
walls,
so
is
he
that
hath
no
rule
over
his
own
spirit."
"My
soul!
Master
Jesus,
my
soul!
My
soul!
Dar's
a
little
thing
lays
in
my
heart,
An'
de
more
I
dig
him
de
better
he
spring:
My
soul!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"As
a
city
broken
down
and
without
walls,
so
is
he
that
hath
no
rule
over
his
own
spirit."
Line 2
"My
soul!
Line 3
Master
Jesus,
my
soul!
Line 4
My
soul!
Line 5
Dar's
a
little
thing
lays
in
my
heart,
An'
de
more
I
dig
him
de
better
he
spring:
My
soul!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."”
Hath
auxiliary verb
US /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “"As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."”
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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 "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
better
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From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
city
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From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
Dar's
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From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
de
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From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
dig
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From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
down
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From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
heart
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From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
Jesus
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From this reading Master Jesus, my soul!
lays
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From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
Master
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From this reading Master Jesus, my soul!
more
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From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My soul!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
own
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From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
rule
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From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
soul
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From this reading "My soul!
spirit
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From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
spring
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From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dar's a little thing lays in my heart, An' de more I dig him de better he spring: My soul!
walls
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From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "As a city broken down and without walls, so is he that hath no rule over his own spirit."