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1985
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
abundantly
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
age
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From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
Ah
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
alive
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
all
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From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
animal
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
Beauty
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
book
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From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
call
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
cannot
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
canvas
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
charm
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
collars
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
comes
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
em
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
faces
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From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Remonstrance with the Fair_.
fathom
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
folk
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From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
Garrick
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
give
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
Gladstone
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
goes
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
greatest
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
history
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From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
keen
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
lack
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
live
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
lives
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
lords
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
male
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
Millais
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
mob
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
mostly
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
Mr
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
nose
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
notions
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
outlast
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
pass
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From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
Pitt
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
please
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From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
prevail
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
prose
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
Remonstrance
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From this reading _A Remonstrance with the Fair_.
Roman
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
rose
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
roses
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
seem
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
slaves
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
small
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
statesman
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
THERE
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
thoughts
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
true
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
verse
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
very
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
voices
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From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
wall
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From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
wit
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
woman
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
