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always
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LORD BACON AND HIS COEVALS.
any
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From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
BACON
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From this reading LORD BACON AND HIS COEVALS.
Bacon's
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From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
best
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From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
bulk
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
civ
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From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
COEVALS
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From this reading LORD BACON AND HIS COEVALS.
commonplace
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
contemptuously
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
David
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
dedicating
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
doubt
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
dwell
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From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
embodiments
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From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
end
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
eye
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
fuller
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From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
George
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
grand
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From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
greatest
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From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
health
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
Herbert
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LORD BACON AND HIS COEVALS.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
ill
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
just
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From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
kinds
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
latter
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
laws
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From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
LORD
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From this reading LORD BACON AND HIS COEVALS.
love
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From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
Milton's
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From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
more
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
nature
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
obtrusive
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
occupy
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
poetic
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From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
poetry
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
prose
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From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
Psalm
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From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
Psalms
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
rare
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
seven
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
sympathy
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From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
there
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From this reading Except it be Milton's, there is not any prose fuller of grand poetic embodiments than Lord Bacon's.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
translated
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
true
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
verse
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From this reading Towards the latter end of his life, however, being in ill health at the time, he translated seven of the Psalms of David into verse, dedicating them to George Herbert.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
workmanship
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The best of them is Psalm civ.--just the one upon which we might suppose, from his love to the laws of Nature, he would dwell with the greatest sympathy.
writes
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From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he always writes contemptuously of poetry, having in his eye no doubt the commonplace kinds of it, which will always occupy more bulk, and hence be more obtrusive, than that which is true in its nature and rare in its workmanship.
