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1778
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From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
all
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
Atlantic
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
aye
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
Beauty
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From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
befall
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
bowers
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From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
bring
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
Brown
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
canoe
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
dance
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
declivities
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
Delightful
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
delights
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From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
DERWENT
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From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
down
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
echo
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
Evening's
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
feed
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
flagelet
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
flocks
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
flower
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
Forest
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
gentle
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
Gertrude
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From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
green
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
grew
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
happy
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
homes
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
lake
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
land
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
light
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
lost
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From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
love
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From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
loveliest
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
lovely
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
maidens
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
MARY
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From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
Mohawk
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From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
morn
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
mountains
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
nought
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
once
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
paint
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From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
pastime
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
Pennsylvania's
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From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
people
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
perchance
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
recall
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From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
remembrance
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
renew
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
restore
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
romantic
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
roofless
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
ruined
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
sad
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
see
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
shepherd
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
Shore
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From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
side
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From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
skies
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
skim
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
some
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
sunny
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
Susquehanna's
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From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
swains
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
Sweet
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From this reading Sweet land!
sweeter
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
Tale
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From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
Timbrel
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
town
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From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
Valleys
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From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
wall
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
wave
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
wild
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From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Delightful Wyoming! beneath thy skies, The happy shepherd swains had nought to do, But feed their flocks on green declivities Or skim perchance thy lake with light canoe, From morn till Evening’s sweeter pastime grew, With Timbrel, when beneath the Forest Brown, Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew, And aye those sunny mountains half-way down, Would echo flagelet from some romantic town.
Wyoming
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From this reading MARY DERWENT A Tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778 On Susquehanna’s side, fair Wyoming!
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Although the wild flower on the ruined wall, And roofless homes a sad remembrance bring Of what thy gentle people did befall, Yet thou wert once the loveliest land of all, That see the Atlantic wave their morn restore.
yore
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From this reading May I thy lost delights recall, And paint thy Gertrude in her bowers of yore, Whose Beauty was the love of Pennsylvania’s Shore.
