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Eugene Aram — Volume 01
Eugene Aram — Volume 01

Chapter IX

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THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.
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"Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?
And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,
No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Eugene Aram — Volume 01

Chapter IX

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.
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MAD.
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"Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?
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And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,
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No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?”

Breathe verb US /briːð/

to speak or reveal information, especially secretly

From this reading “"Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?”

Didst auxiliary verb US /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,”

OVER preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “"Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “"Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,”

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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 THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

air

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

AlonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

ARAM

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

BECOMES

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

bee-worshipp'd

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

breatheverbUS /briːð/

to speak or reveal information, especially secretly

From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

breathless

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

chaldean

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

clouds

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

CONVERSATION

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

DAME

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

DARKMANS

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

deep

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

Didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

Diffuse

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

discourse

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

divine

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From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

diviner

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From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

dreams

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

Earth

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

EFFECTS

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

eloquent

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

flower

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

FREQUENT

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

gentle

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

green

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

grew

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

GUEST

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

Heart

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

hearth

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

Heaven

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

herb

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

HISTORY

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

human

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From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

invisible

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

like

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

lip

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From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

lore

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

LOVE

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

MAD

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From this reading MAD.

MakenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

MANOR-HOUSE

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

meek

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

methought

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

more

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

Nature's

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

nether

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

Night

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

o'er

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

POVERTY

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

POWER

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

preach

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From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

quiet

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

RESOLUTION

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

secrets

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

some

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From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

soul

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

spirit

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From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

stars

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

STUDENT

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

sweet

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

Then

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

things

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From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

TimenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?

truths

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From this reading No human lip, but some diviner spirit Alone, could preach such truths of things divine?

unrol

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

volume

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

WALK

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From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

weird

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

winds

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From this reading And when deep Night did o'er the nether Earth Diffuse meek quiet, and the Heart of Heaven With love grew breathless--didst thou not unrol The volume of the weird chaldean stars, And of the winds, the clouds, the invisible air, Make eloquent discourse, until, methought,

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE RESOLUTION OF THE STUDENT.--ARAM BECOMES A FREQUENT GUEST AT THE MANOR-HOUSE.--A WALK.-- CONVERSATION WITH DAME DARKMANS.--HER HISTORY.--POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS.

won

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From this reading "Then, as Time won thee frequent to our hearth, Didst thou not breathe, like dreams, into my soul Nature's more gentle secrets, the sweet lore Of the green herb and the bee-worshipp'd flower?