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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 Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No one wrote so pleasantly about the pleasures of a comfortable room as Cowper.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading THE GOOD SAMARITAN Is there anyone nowadays who reads Cowper--that charming, domestic poet who wrote ‘The Task’, and invested even furniture with the glamour of poesy?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
author
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ballad
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From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
bust
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
charming
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cheery
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
comfortable
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Cowper
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delightfully
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den
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And was he not right to do so?
domestic
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domesticity
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
drawing
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
frigid
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
furniture
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Gilpin
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From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
glamour
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GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GOOD SAMARITAN Is there anyone nowadays who reads Cowper--that charming, domestic poet who wrote ‘The Task’, and invested even furniture with the glamour of poesy?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
honour
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
householder
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
invested
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Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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John
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From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
known
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From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
Laureate
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
many
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From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
merely
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From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one wrote so pleasantly about the pleasures of a comfortable room as Cowper.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
nowadays
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occupying
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old-fashioned
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one wrote so pleasantly about the pleasures of a comfortable room as Cowper.
only
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From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
own
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
particular
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
people
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picture
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
place
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
placed
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
pleasantly
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From this reading No one wrote so pleasantly about the pleasures of a comfortable room as Cowper.
pleasures
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poesy
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poet
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possess
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
quaint
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reads
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And was he not right to do so?
room
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
SAMARITAN
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sanctified
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No one wrote so pleasantly about the pleasures of a comfortable room as Cowper.
splendours
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
Task
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GOOD SAMARITAN Is there anyone nowadays who reads Cowper--that charming, domestic poet who wrote ‘The Task’, and invested even furniture with the glamour of poesy?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alas! to many people Cowper is merely a name, or is known only as the author of the delightfully quaint ballad of John Gilpin.
undoubtedly
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
usage
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From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE GOOD SAMARITAN Is there anyone nowadays who reads Cowper--that charming, domestic poet who wrote ‘The Task’, and invested even furniture with the glamour of poesy?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GOOD SAMARITAN Is there anyone nowadays who reads Cowper--that charming, domestic poet who wrote ‘The Task’, and invested even furniture with the glamour of poesy?
wrote
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YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he was undoubtedly the Poet Laureate of domesticity, and every householder should possess a bust or picture of him--placed, not amid the frigid splendours of the drawing room, but occupying the place of honour in his own particular den, where everything is old-fashioned, cheery, and sanctified by long usage.
