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The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”
But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.
On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.
All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.
“Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

My study windows

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of My study windows is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”
/ðə ˈmiːnɪŋ ʌv ˈlʌvleɪs wɑːz ðə ˈfaɪər ðæt reɪvd/
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But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.
Line 3
On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.
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All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.
/ɔːl ðæt ˈwʊstər dʌz fɔːr ðə ˌetəˈmɑːlədʒi baɪ ðə weɪ ɪz tuː saɪt ˈrɪtʃərdsən noʊ seɪf ɡaɪd/
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“Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

cite verb US /saɪt/

make reference to

From this reading “All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.”

etymology noun US /ˌetəˈmɑːlədʒi/

a history of a word

From this reading “All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.”

Lovelace noun US /ˈlʌvleɪs/

English poet (1618-1857)

From this reading “The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.””

purer adjective US /ˈpjʊrər/

comparative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading “But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.”

raved verb US /reɪvd/

past form of “rave” — participate in an all-night techno dance party

From this reading “The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.””

Richardson noun US /ˈrɪtʃərdsən/

United States architect (1838-1886)

From this reading “All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.”

spatters noun US /ˈspætərz/

plural of “spatter” — the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

From this reading ““Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.”

Worcester noun US /ˈwʊstər/

United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)

From this reading “All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

by the way preposition + article + noun counted as “by … way”

introducing a different topic

In this reading “All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

cannot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

citeverbUS /saɪt/

make reference to

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/

have the idea for

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

etymologynounUS /ˌetəˈmɑːlədʒi/

a history of a word

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

glossological

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

guidenounUS /ɡaɪd/

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

Hazlittnoun

English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

LovelacenounUS /ˈlʌvleɪs/

English poet (1618-1857)

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/

and nothing more

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

o'eradverb

throughout a period of time

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

pnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

pureradjectiveUS /ˈpjʊrər/

comparative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

ravedverbUS /reɪvd/

past form of “rave” — participate in an all-night techno dance party

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

reaved

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

RichardsonnounUS /ˈrɪtʃərdsən/

United States architect (1838-1886)

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

spattersnounUS /ˈspætərz/

plural of “spatter” — the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

suggestionnounUS /səˈdʒestʃən/

an idea that is suggested

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

surprisingadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/

causing surprise or wonder or amazement

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

t'other

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The meaning of Lovelace was, “the fire _that_ raved.”

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Where now one _so so_ spatters, t’other: no!” (p.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

WorcesternounUS /ˈwʊstər/

United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)

From this reading All that Worcester does for the etymology, by the way, is to cite Richardson, no safe guide.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But what Mr. Hazlitt would make with “reaved o’er my purer thoughts,” we cannot conceive.

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading On the whole, we think he must have written the note merely to make his surprising glossological suggestion.

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