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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 But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
air
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
bear
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
bloom
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
cave
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
chieftain
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
clouds
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controul
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
coral
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
corse
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
crystal
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
dares
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
degrees
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
dews
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
dissolve
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
downwards
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
dreams
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
dreamy
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
ear
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
eddying
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
eyes
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
fair
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
Far
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
fell
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
fields
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
flowers
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
a quick, light movement or sound made by wings
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
glow
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
green
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
harp's
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
hear
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
heard
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
heardst
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
hoarse
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
lies
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
like
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
livelier
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
long
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
lovers
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
Lulled
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
melting
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
moaning
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
mood
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
more
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
morning
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
murmuring
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
murmurs
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
music
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
never
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
notes
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
o'er
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
only
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
powerless
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
rave
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
reach
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
reclines
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
rose
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
round
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
Say
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
sea-maid's
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
seas
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
seemed
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
sink
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
slow
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
Smile
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
Soft
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
song
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
soothe
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
soul
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
spray
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
steal
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
strains
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
sunbeams
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
surges
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From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
sweetly
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
swell
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
tepid
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From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
tranced
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
unclose
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
unseen
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From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
warbling
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
waters
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
waves
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From this reading But downwards, like a powerless corse, The eddying waves the chieftain bear; He only heard the moaning hoarse Of waters, murmuring in his ear.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Soft as that harp's unseen controul, In morning dreams that lovers hear, Whose strains steal sweetly o'er the soul, But never reach the waking ear.
wild
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From this reading In dreamy mood reclines he long, Nor dares his tranced eyes unclose, Till, warbling wild, the sea-maid's song, Far in the crystal cavern, rose;
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As sunbeams, through the tepid air, When clouds dissolve in dews unseen, Smile on the flowers, that bloom more fair, And fields, that glow with livelier green-- So melting soft the music fell; It seemed to soothe the fluttering spray-- "Say, heardst thou not these wild notes swell?"
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The murmurs sink, by slow degrees; No more the surges round him rave; Lulled by the music of the seas, He lies within a coral cave.
