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70
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
All
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From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
bear
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
boughs
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
bulrushes
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
cool
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
couched
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
dates
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
divine
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
draught
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
dried
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
employ
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From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
feels
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From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
fir-tree
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
fit
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From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
full
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
go
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
gold-dust
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
heart
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From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
How
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From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
hunt
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
IX
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From this reading IX "Oh, our manhood's prime vigor!
joy
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From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
joys
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
lair
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
lion
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
living
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
locust-flesh
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
man's
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From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
manhood's
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From this reading IX "Oh, our manhood's prime vigor!
meal
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
mere
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From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
muscle
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From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
Oh
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From this reading IX "Oh, our manhood's prime vigor!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IX "Oh, our manhood's prime vigor!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
a container with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids
From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
playing
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From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
plunge
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
pool's
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
prime
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From this reading IX "Oh, our manhood's prime vigor!
rending
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
rich
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
river-channel
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
rock
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
shock
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
showing
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
silver
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
sinew
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From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
sleep
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
softly
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
soul
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From this reading How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses for ever in joy!
spirit
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From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
steeped
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
strong
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
sultriness
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
unbraced
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From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
up
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
vigor
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From this reading IX "Oh, our manhood's prime vigor!
warbling
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading No spirit feels waste, Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced.
water
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
well
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
wild
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From this reading Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, 70 The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair.
wine
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
wont
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
yellowed
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From this reading And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold-dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well.
