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Anna St. Ives
Anna St. Ives

Chapter I

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_Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!
May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!
I too have my regrets.
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Anna St. Ives

Chapter I

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!
Line 2
May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!
Line 3
May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!
Line 4
May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!
Line 5
I too have my regrets.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I too have my regrets.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!”

Step noun US /step/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!”

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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 May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

Anna

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!

attend

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

bring

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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

chariot

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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

charming

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

Clifton

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

content

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From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

day

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From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!

dear

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

exhilarating

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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

festivity

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From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

fulness

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From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

gladness

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From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!

hail

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From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I too have my regrets.

Health

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

hills

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From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

hush

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From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I too have my regrets.

Ives

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

joy

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

Louisa

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

meet

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From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

night

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From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!

novelty

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

peace

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From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!

rapid

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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

regrets

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From this reading I too have my regrets.

roll

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From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

sleep

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From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!

smile

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From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

St

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

stepnounUS /step/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

steps

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

succession

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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

thoughts

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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

too

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From this reading I too have my regrets.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

valleys

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From this reading May the hills and valleys smile upon you, as you roll over and beside them; and may you meet festivity and fulness of content at every step!

Wenbourne

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From this reading _Louisa Clifton to Anna Wenbourne St. Ives_ Health, joy, and novelty attend the steps of my ever dear and charming Anna!

wheels

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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

whirling

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From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading May gladness hail you through the day, and peace hush you to sleep at night!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading May the whirling of your chariot wheels bring a succession of thoughts as exhilarating as they are rapid!