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Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912. Vol. 2 of 2
Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912. Vol. 2 of 2

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912. Vol. 2 of 2 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 5 of Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912. Vol. 2 of 2 by John Wilson Townsend holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 5 holds 413 sentences of Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912. Vol. 2 of 2, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

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Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.
Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.
Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.
Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.
Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.
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Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912. Vol. 2 of 2

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Kentucky in American Letters, 1784-1912. Vol. 2 of 2 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.
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Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.
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Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.
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Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.
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Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

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Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.”

Blood noun US /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading “Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.”

Memory noun US /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading “Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.”

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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 Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

Aiding

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

amethyst

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

autumn

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

banded

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

Beads

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

bee

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

bleeding

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

bless

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

bloom

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

breast

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From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

bridal

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

brown

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

cells

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From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

Christ

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

clover

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

cup

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

days

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

dreams

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

Dripping

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

dulcet

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

ear-rings

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

faith

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From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

flowery

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

fruitfulness

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

gems

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

globes

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

God

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

gods

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

good

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

hall

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

happiness

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From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

happy

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

hills

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From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

Holding

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

juicier

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

lamps

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

laughter

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

lazy

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From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

Like

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

lure

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

luscious

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

made

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

Mellow

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

men

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

Misty-purple

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

Monks

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From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

more

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

praise

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

prayer

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

purer

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

reveal

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

rich

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From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

robes

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

rosy

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

ruby

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

Savior

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

sees

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From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

song

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

spree

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

Stilling

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From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

strings

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

sunny-sweet

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

sunshine

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From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

swallow-call

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

Teach

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From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

throng

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

tipsy

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

treat

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

trims

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

veil

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

veils

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From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Holding purer days Your luscious fruitfulness, When prayer and praise The bleeding ruby bless, And memory sees the blood Of Christ, the Savior, God and good.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.

white

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

wild

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

wine

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

wit

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From this reading Dripping rosy dreams To me of happy hall Where laughter trims The lamps till swallow-call; Of flowery cup and throng Of men made gods in wit and song.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Monks of lazy hills, Stilling the rich sunshine Within your cells, Teach me to have such wine Within my breast as this, Of faith, of song, of happiness.

woodbine

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From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

YepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Mellow, sunny-sweet, Ye lure the banded bee To juicier treat, Aiding his tipsy spree With more dulcet wine Than clover white or wild woodbine.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Misty-purple globes, Beads which brown autumn strings Upon her robes, Like amethyst ear-rings Behind a bridal veil Your veils of bloom their gems reveal.