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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 A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
able
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From this reading ‘Violet, you will not be able to go to church on Christmas-day.’
absorbs
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘No, I am not strong enough, even if you could spare me.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shadow forth thee; the world hath not another Of such refined and chastened purity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Violet, you will not be able to go to church on Christmas-day.’
brother
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --TENNYSON Patience and prayer brought their fruit in due season.
calm
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
chastened
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From this reading Shadow forth thee; the world hath not another Of such refined and chastened purity.
Christmas-day
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From this reading ‘Violet, you will not be able to go to church on Christmas-day.’
church
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From this reading ‘Violet, you will not be able to go to church on Christmas-day.’
Clothing
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ‘No, I am not strong enough, even if you could spare me.’
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
due
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From this reading --TENNYSON Patience and prayer brought their fruit in due season.
eddies
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
else
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
enough
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From this reading ‘No, I am not strong enough, even if you could spare me.’
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘No, I am not strong enough, even if you could spare me.’
fallen
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
flowing
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
forth
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From this reading Shadow forth thee; the world hath not another Of such refined and chastened purity.
fruit
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From this reading --TENNYSON Patience and prayer brought their fruit in due season.
go
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From this reading ‘Violet, you will not be able to go to church on Christmas-day.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Shadow forth thee; the world hath not another Of such refined and chastened purity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘No, I am not strong enough, even if you could spare me.’
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘No, I am not strong enough, even if you could spare me.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
leaning
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
light
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘No, I am not strong enough, even if you could spare me.’
movement
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
muddy
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, I am not strong enough, even if you could spare me.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Shadow forth thee; the world hath not another Of such refined and chastened purity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Violet, you will not be able to go to church on Christmas-day.’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
onward
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
parasite
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
Patience
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From this reading --TENNYSON Patience and prayer brought their fruit in due season.
prayer
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From this reading --TENNYSON Patience and prayer brought their fruit in due season.
purer
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading Shadow forth thee; the world hath not another Of such refined and chastened purity.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
refined
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From this reading Shadow forth thee; the world hath not another Of such refined and chastened purity.
season
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From this reading --TENNYSON Patience and prayer brought their fruit in due season.
ShadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Shadow forth thee; the world hath not another Of such refined and chastened purity.
spare
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From this reading ‘No, I am not strong enough, even if you could spare me.’
stem
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
stream
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
strong
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From this reading ‘No, I am not strong enough, even if you could spare me.’
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Shadow forth thee; the world hath not another Of such refined and chastened purity.
swifter
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
TENNYSON
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From this reading --TENNYSON Patience and prayer brought their fruit in due season.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Shadow forth thee; the world hath not another Of such refined and chastened purity.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading --TENNYSON Patience and prayer brought their fruit in due season.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Violet, you will not be able to go to church on Christmas-day.’
upbearing
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
vexed
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
Violet
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From this reading ‘Violet, you will not be able to go to church on Christmas-day.’
wayward
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From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Violet, you will not be able to go to church on Christmas-day.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A calm stream flowing with a muddy one, Till, in its onward current, it absorbs With swifter movement and in purer light The vexed eddies of its wayward brother, A leaning and upbearing parasite, Clothing the stem, which else had fallen quite.
world
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From this reading Shadow forth thee; the world hath not another Of such refined and chastened purity.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Violet, you will not be able to go to church on Christmas-day.’
