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active
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
agitating
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
all
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
ardour
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
assembled
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
awhile
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From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
breasts
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
broad
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
buckler
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
Chiefs
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
contagious
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
day
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
end
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
Erect
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From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
excited
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
exulting
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
face
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From this reading That joy which every man reflected saw From every face of all the multitude, And heard in every voice, in every sound, Reach’d not the King.
fill'd
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
following
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
fresh
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That joy which every man reflected saw From every face of all the multitude, And heard in every voice, in every sound, Reach’d not the King.
front
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
gave
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
griefs
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From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
hands
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From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
heal
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From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
heard
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From this reading That joy which every man reflected saw From every face of all the multitude, And heard in every voice, in every sound, Reach’d not the King.
Held
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
hope
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
hour
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From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
Hung
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From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
impulse
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
influence
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
Inspired
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
joy
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
King
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From this reading That joy which every man reflected saw From every face of all the multitude, And heard in every voice, in every sound, Reach’d not the King.
laid
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From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
life
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From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
limb
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
losses
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From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
man
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From this reading That joy which every man reflected saw From every face of all the multitude, And heard in every voice, in every sound, Reach’d not the King.
mountaineers
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
Moved
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
multitude
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From this reading That joy which every man reflected saw From every face of all the multitude, And heard in every voice, in every sound, Reach’d not the King.
New
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
purpose
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
Reach'd
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From this reading That joy which every man reflected saw From every face of all the multitude, And heard in every voice, in every sound, Reach’d not the King.
recompensed
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From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
reflected
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From this reading That joy which every man reflected saw From every face of all the multitude, And heard in every voice, in every sound, Reach’d not the King.
repaid
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From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
rest
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From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
resting
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From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
rim
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From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
Roderick
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
saw
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From this reading That joy which every man reflected saw From every face of all the multitude, And heard in every voice, in every sound, Reach’d not the King.
sound
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From this reading That joy which every man reflected saw From every face of all the multitude, And heard in every voice, in every sound, Reach’d not the King.
spirits
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
spread
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
steady
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
strengthen'd
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
sweeten'd
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From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
Tall
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From this reading Tall as himself, Erect it stood beside him, and his hands Hung resting on the rim.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
tongue
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
troops
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
vale
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From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
voice
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From this reading That joy which every man reflected saw From every face of all the multitude, And heard in every voice, in every sound, Reach’d not the King.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The active agitating joy that fill’d The vale, that with contagious influence spread Through all the exulting mountaineers, that gave New ardour to all spirits, to all breasts Inspired fresh impulse of excited hope, Moved every tongue, and strengthen’d every limb, ...
wrought
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This was an hour That sweeten’d life, repaid and recompensed All losses; and although it could not heal All griefs, yet laid them for awhile to rest.
zeal
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From this reading Roderick, in front of all the assembled troops, Held the broad buckler, following to the end That steady purpose to the which his zeal Had this day wrought the Chiefs.
