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agitation
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the gentle heart, in Nature’s scheme, Love was not, nor the gentle heart ere Love.”
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
birds
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From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
breast
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
bring
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From this reading It was Hans Meyrick’s habit to send or bring in the _Times_ for his mother’s reading.
caused
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
death
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
effort
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Before the gentle heart, in Nature’s scheme, Love was not, nor the gentle heart ere Love.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was Hans Meyrick’s habit to send or bring in the _Times_ for his mother’s reading.
Gascoigne's
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
gentle
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From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
Grandcourt's
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
green
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From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
grove
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From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
GUIDO
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From this reading —GUIDO GUINICELLI (_Rossetti’s Translation_).
GUINICELLI
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From this reading —GUIDO GUINICELLI (_Rossetti’s Translation_).
habit
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From this reading It was Hans Meyrick’s habit to send or bring in the _Times_ for his mother’s reading.
Hans
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From this reading It was Hans Meyrick’s habit to send or bring in the _Times_ for his mother’s reading.
heart
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From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Hans Meyrick’s habit to send or bring in the _Times_ for his mother’s reading.
house
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before the gentle heart, in Nature’s scheme, Love was not, nor the gentle heart ere Love.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
Love
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From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
Meyrick's
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From this reading It was Hans Meyrick’s habit to send or bring in the _Times_ for his mother’s reading.
mother's
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From this reading It was Hans Meyrick’s habit to send or bring in the _Times_ for his mother’s reading.
Nature's
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From this reading Before the gentle heart, in Nature’s scheme, Love was not, nor the gentle heart ere Love.”
news
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Before the gentle heart, in Nature’s scheme, Love was not, nor the gentle heart ere Love.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Before the gentle heart, in Nature’s scheme, Love was not, nor the gentle heart ere Love.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was Hans Meyrick’s habit to send or bring in the _Times_ for his mother’s reading.
Pennicote
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
reading
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From this reading It was Hans Meyrick’s habit to send or bring in the _Times_ for his mother’s reading.
repress
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
Rex
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
Rossetti's
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From this reading —GUIDO GUINICELLI (_Rossetti’s Translation_).
scheme
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From this reading Before the gentle heart, in Nature’s scheme, Love was not, nor the gentle heart ere Love.”
send
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From this reading It was Hans Meyrick’s habit to send or bring in the _Times_ for his mother’s reading.
shade
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From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
shelters
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From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
strong
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
There
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
Times
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From this reading It was Hans Meyrick’s habit to send or bring in the _Times_ for his mother’s reading.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
Translation
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From this reading —GUIDO GUINICELLI (_Rossetti’s Translation_).
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the gentle heart, in Nature’s scheme, Love was not, nor the gentle heart ere Love.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
white
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From this reading There was another house besides the white house at Pennicote, another breast besides Rex Gascoigne’s, in which the news of Grandcourt’s death caused both strong agitation and the effort to repress it.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Within the gentle heart Love shelters him, As birds within the green shade of the grove.
