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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 COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
Alfoxton
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
all
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From this reading Lamb was a Londoner all the days of his life; the nearer to the metropolis, the higher were his spirits, the more brilliant his pen.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
AncientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
anywhere
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From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
author
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
best
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
birth
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From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
brilliant
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From this reading Lamb was a Londoner all the days of his life; the nearer to the metropolis, the higher were his spirits, the more brilliant his pen.
carried
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
Charles
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
child
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
COLERIDGE
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
Cottage
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
Country
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
days
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From this reading Lamb was a Londoner all the days of his life; the nearer to the metropolis, the higher were his spirits, the more brilliant his pen.
degree
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
difficult
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From this reading Take London from Lamb and the Lakeside from Wordsworth and it is difficult to say what would remain.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
Dove
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
environment
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
expressed
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From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
extraordinary
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
friends
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Take London from Lamb and the Lakeside from Wordsworth and it is difficult to say what would remain.
genius
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
hand
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From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
higher
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From this reading Lamb was a Londoner all the days of his life; the nearer to the metropolis, the higher were his spirits, the more brilliant his pen.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
House
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Take London from Lamb and the Lakeside from Wordsworth and it is difficult to say what would remain.
knew
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
Lake
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
Lakeside
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From this reading Take London from Lamb and the Lakeside from Wordsworth and it is difficult to say what would remain.
Lamb
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
likely
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From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
Lodge
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
London
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From this reading Take London from Lamb and the Lakeside from Wordsworth and it is difficult to say what would remain.
Londoner
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From this reading Lamb was a Londoner all the days of his life; the nearer to the metropolis, the higher were his spirits, the more brilliant his pen.
Mariner
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
matured
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
metropolis
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From this reading Lamb was a Londoner all the days of his life; the nearer to the metropolis, the higher were his spirits, the more brilliant his pen.
more
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From this reading Lamb was a Londoner all the days of his life; the nearer to the metropolis, the higher were his spirits, the more brilliant his pen.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
natural
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
NATURE
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
nearer
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From this reading Lamb was a Londoner all the days of his life; the nearer to the metropolis, the higher were his spirits, the more brilliant his pen.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
north
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
OBSERVER
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
offspring
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
other
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From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
pen
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From this reading Lamb was a Londoner all the days of his life; the nearer to the metropolis, the higher were his spirits, the more brilliant his pen.
phenomena
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
place
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From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
quality
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From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
Racedown
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
remain
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From this reading Take London from Lamb and the Lakeside from Wordsworth and it is difficult to say what would remain.
rich
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
Rime
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
say
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From this reading Take London from Lamb and the Lakeside from Wordsworth and it is difficult to say what would remain.
seem
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From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
spirits
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From this reading Lamb was a Londoner all the days of his life; the nearer to the metropolis, the higher were his spirits, the more brilliant his pen.
sterner
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
suffered
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From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
surroundings
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take London from Lamb and the Lakeside from Wordsworth and it is difficult to say what would remain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
true
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From this reading Wordsworth is the true offspring of the Lake Country; he carried to Racedown Lodge and Alfoxton House rich memories of the sterner north, and his genius matured at Dove Cottage.
utterances
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From this reading Coleridge, on the other hand, must have expressed himself anywhere, nor does it seem likely that the quality of his utterances would have suffered from their place of birth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lamb was a Londoner all the days of his life; the nearer to the metropolis, the higher were his spirits, the more brilliant his pen.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Take London from Lamb and the Lakeside from Wordsworth and it is difficult to say what would remain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
William
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
Wordsworth
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From this reading COLERIDGE AS AN OBSERVER OF NATURE The author of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in which the observation of natural phenomena is extraordinary, was never the child of his environment in the same degree as his friends William Wordsworth and Charles Lamb, though a great part of his life was passed in the surroundings they knew best.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Take London from Lamb and the Lakeside from Wordsworth and it is difficult to say what would remain.
