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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 ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
angel
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From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
asleep
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From this reading He was both asleep and awake at the same time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was both asleep and awake at the same time.
awake
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From this reading He was both asleep and awake at the same time.
bars
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
beholdest
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From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He was both asleep and awake at the same time.
bright
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From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
came
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
cherubims
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From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
childhood
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
consciously
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
early
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
familiar
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
floor
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From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
gold
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From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
happened
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
happening
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
heaven
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From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
how
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From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
impression
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
inlaid
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From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
knew
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
light
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
like
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From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading _Merchant of Venice_.
more
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
motion
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From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
night-nursery
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
orb
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From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
patines
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From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
quiring
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From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
room
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was both asleep and awake at the same time.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
sings
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From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
smallest
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From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
there
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
There's
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From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
thick
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From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
thirty
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was both asleep and awake at the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
Venice
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From this reading _Merchant of Venice_.
very
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
vivid
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
windows
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.
years
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From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ----there came to him a vivid impression of sudden light in the room, and he knew that something very familiar was happening to him, yet something that had not happened consciously for thirty years and more --since his early childhood in the night-nursery with the bars across the windows.
young-eyed
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From this reading There's not the smallest orb which thou beholdest But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims.
