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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 The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
all
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From this reading "Well did they know that service all by rote;
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHAUCER: _Pie Cuckoo and the Nightingale,_ modernised by WORDSWORTH.--HORNE's Edition.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
autumn
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
banks
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From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Well did they know that service all by rote;
CHAUCER
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From this reading CHAUCER: _Pie Cuckoo and the Nightingale,_ modernised by WORDSWORTH.--HORNE's Edition.
clear
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
complained
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From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
Cuckoo
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From this reading CHAUCER: _Pie Cuckoo and the Nightingale,_ modernised by WORDSWORTH.--HORNE's Edition.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well did they know that service all by rote;
distinct
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
early
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
Edition
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From this reading CHAUCER: _Pie Cuckoo and the Nightingale,_ modernised by WORDSWORTH.--HORNE's Edition.
feigned
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From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
fresh
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
glanced
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
happy
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From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
home
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
HORNE's
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From this reading CHAUCER: _Pie Cuckoo and the Nightingale,_ modernised by WORDSWORTH.--HORNE's Edition.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well did they know that service all by rote;
lake
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From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
leaves
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
limes
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
limpid
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
loud
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From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
manner
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From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
modernised
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From this reading CHAUCER: _Pie Cuckoo and the Nightingale,_ modernised by WORDSWORTH.--HORNE's Edition.
more
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From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
Naiads
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
Nightingale
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From this reading CHAUCER: _Pie Cuckoo and the Nightingale,_ modernised by WORDSWORTH.--HORNE's Edition.
notes
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From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
once
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From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
Pie
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From this reading CHAUCER: _Pie Cuckoo and the Nightingale,_ modernised by WORDSWORTH.--HORNE's Edition.
ray
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
reflected
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
rote
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From this reading "Well did they know that service all by rote;
service
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From this reading "Well did they know that service all by rote;
singing
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From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
soft
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
softest
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
Some
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From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
sun
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
surface
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
sweet
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From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well did they know that service all by rote;
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAUCER: _Pie Cuckoo and the Nightingale,_ modernised by WORDSWORTH.--HORNE's Edition.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well did they know that service all by rote;
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
trembled
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
waters
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
Well
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From this reading "Well did they know that service all by rote;
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
willows
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From this reading The softest ray of the soft clear sun of early autumn trembled on the fresh waters, and glanced through the leaves of the limes and willows that were reflected--distinct as a home for the Naiads--beneath the limpid surface.
Winandermere
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From this reading And once more, sweet Winandermere, we are on the banks of thy happy lake!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some singing loud as if they had complained, Some with their notes another manner feigned."
WORDSWORTH
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From this reading CHAUCER: _Pie Cuckoo and the Nightingale,_ modernised by WORDSWORTH.--HORNE's Edition.
