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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 Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
afar
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
away
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
back
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
ballads
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
birds
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
blithesome
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
blooming
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
blue
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From this reading "She wove him a wreath of corn-flowers blue: 'Mine eyes so true.'
bounded
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
brooded
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From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
constantly
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From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
corn-flowers
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From this reading "She wove him a wreath of corn-flowers blue: 'Mine eyes so true.'
dancing
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
Day
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
evening
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From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
eyes
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From this reading "She wove him a wreath of corn-flowers blue: 'Mine eyes so true.'
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
feet
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
felt
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
floated
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
girl
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
glided
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
Good-day
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
home
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From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
just
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
lake
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
lithesome
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
Love
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
lover
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
made
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
magic
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
meet
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
Midsummer
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "She wove him a wreath of corn-flowers blue: 'Mine eyes so true.'
mirror
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
nearer
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From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
now
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
olden
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
play
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
pleasure
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From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
prominent
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
reflected
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
sang
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
singing
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From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She wove him a wreath of corn-flowers blue: 'Mine eyes so true.'
song
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
sounded
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
spray
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
stories
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
themes
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
There
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He constantly brooded over them, and after that evening he found pleasure in singing about them; for they seemed, as it were, to have come nearer home to him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
thoughts
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
times
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
true
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From this reading "She wove him a wreath of corn-flowers blue: 'Mine eyes so true.'
unknown
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
Venevill
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From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
weaves
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the thought glided away, and floated back again with a song that was unknown to him; he felt as though another had made it for him,-- "Fair Venevill bounded on lithesome feet Her lover to meet.
woman
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From this reading Love and woman were beginning to play a prominent part in his thoughts; in the ancient ballads and stories of the olden times such themes were reflected as in a magic mirror, just as the girl had been in the lake.
wove
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From this reading "She wove him a wreath of corn-flowers blue: 'Mine eyes so true.'
wreath
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From this reading He sang till it sounded afar away, 'Good-day, good-day,' While blithesome birds were singing on every blooming spray 'On Midsummer Day There is dancing and play; But now I know not whether she weaves her wreath or nay.'
