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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 I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
appeared
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
availed
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
bees
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being stuck isn't so funny, and you will undoubtedly die of blood-poisoning.
blood-poisoning
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From this reading Being stuck isn't so funny, and you will undoubtedly die of blood-poisoning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
clothed
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
COMMISSION
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
die
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From this reading Being stuck isn't so funny, and you will undoubtedly die of blood-poisoning.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You should have had the doctor out, Donovan.
Donovan
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From this reading "You should have had the doctor out, Donovan.
doves
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
elms
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
funny
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From this reading Being stuck isn't so funny, and you will undoubtedly die of blood-poisoning.
Gillespie
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You should have had the doctor out, Donovan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You should have had the doctor out, Donovan.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
hurrying
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
immemorial
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
innumerable
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
isn't
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From this reading Being stuck isn't so funny, and you will undoubtedly die of blood-poisoning.
lawn
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
library
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
moan
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
murmuring
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
Myriads
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
out
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From this reading "You should have had the doctor out, Donovan.
rags
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
replace
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
rivulets
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
seven
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "You should have had the doctor out, Donovan.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Being stuck isn't so funny, and you will undoubtedly die of blood-poisoning.
sound
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
state
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
stroke
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
stuck
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From this reading Being stuck isn't so funny, and you will undoubtedly die of blood-poisoning.
Sweet
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
Sweeter
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
Tennyson
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From this reading --_Tennyson_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
thro
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
UNDERTAKE
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
undoubtedly
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From this reading Being stuck isn't so funny, and you will undoubtedly die of blood-poisoning.
usual
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
voice
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From this reading I UNDERTAKE A COMMISSION Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees.
wardrobe
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From this reading Gillespie availed himself of my wardrobe to replace his rags, and appeared in the library clothed and in his usual state of mind on the stroke of seven.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Being stuck isn't so funny, and you will undoubtedly die of blood-poisoning.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You should have had the doctor out, Donovan.
