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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 It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
almost
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
awake
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From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Love has not driven him crazy, as might be the inference drawn from this fact.
beds
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
chance
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
childhood
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From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
choir
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
College
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
comparatively
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From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
crazy
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From this reading Love has not driven him crazy, as might be the inference drawn from this fact.
dawn
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
drawn
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From this reading Love has not driven him crazy, as might be the inference drawn from this fact.
driven
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From this reading Love has not driven him crazy, as might be the inference drawn from this fact.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
early
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From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
fact
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From this reading Love has not driven him crazy, as might be the inference drawn from this fact.
few
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From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
five
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From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Love has not driven him crazy, as might be the inference drawn from this fact.
greet
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
hear
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
Henry
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Love has not driven him crazy, as might be the inference drawn from this fact.
hymn
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
infancy
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From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
inference
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From this reading Love has not driven him crazy, as might be the inference drawn from this fact.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
know
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
Latin
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
leave
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
Love
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From this reading Love has not driven him crazy, as might be the inference drawn from this fact.
Magdalen
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From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
mark
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Love has not driven him crazy, as might be the inference drawn from this fact.
monkish
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
morning
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From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
never
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
new
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
night
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
observed
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
overshoots
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
Oxford
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From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
persons
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From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
piety
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
rule
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
say
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
see
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From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
sending
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
singers
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
some
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
stands
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
struck
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From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
summit
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
sun's
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
sweet
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
sweet-voiced
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
Talbot
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From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
there
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
think
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Love has not driven him crazy, as might be the inference drawn from this fact.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
time
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
too
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
top
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From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
Tower
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From this reading It has not struck five; and yet on the top of Magdalen Tower, in Oxford, Talbot is standing.
up
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
uprising
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
VIII
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
wanting
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
withdrawn
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
Wolsey's
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From this reading But those who know Oxford, know too that, as some say, since the time of Henry VIII.--though that overshoots the mark--Magdalen College has observed the rule of sending up her sweet-voiced choir to the summit of Wolsey's Tower on each new May morning, to greet the sun's uprising with a monkish hymn.
worth
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From this reading And there are never wanting those who think it worth while to leave their beds almost before night has withdrawn, to hear those sweet singers greet the dawn with the ancient piety of their Latin hymn; and amongst them, as chance has brought him to Oxford, stands Talbot.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is May morning, but May morning as yet in early childhood--a radiant infancy that but few persons comparatively are awake to see.
