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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 * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
affairs
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
all
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
amiable
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
beauties
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
bewildering
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
blank
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
blue
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
bosom
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
breezy
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From this reading I paced the breezy terrace at Glenarm, studying my problems, and stumbling into new perplexities at every turn.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
confided
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
drifting
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I paced the breezy terrace at Glenarm, studying my problems, and stumbling into new perplexities at every turn.
fairy
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
Fierce
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
fiery
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
Fresh
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
generally
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
glanced
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
Glenarm
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From this reading I paced the breezy terrace at Glenarm, studying my problems, and stumbling into new perplexities at every turn.
goddesses
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
gold
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
Grace
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
green
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
harsh
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
HELEN
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
howsoe'er
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
hue
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
humming-bird
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I paced the breezy terrace at Glenarm, studying my problems, and stumbling into new perplexities at every turn.
judgment
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
Lady's
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
lake
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
lax
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
lifts
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
love
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
Luck
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
Marian
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
Maude
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
meaning
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
misuse
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
most
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
moves
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
new
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
notion
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
out
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
own
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
paced
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From this reading I paced the breezy terrace at Glenarm, studying my problems, and stumbling into new perplexities at every turn.
pant
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
perhaps
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
perplexities
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From this reading I paced the breezy terrace at Glenarm, studying my problems, and stumbling into new perplexities at every turn.
poorly
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
problems
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From this reading I paced the breezy terrace at Glenarm, studying my problems, and stumbling into new perplexities at every turn.
Rose
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
seeing
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
served
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
some
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
sounds
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
stirr'd
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
strangers
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
studying
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From this reading I paced the breezy terrace at Glenarm, studying my problems, and stumbling into new perplexities at every turn.
stumbling
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From this reading I paced the breezy terrace at Glenarm, studying my problems, and stumbling into new perplexities at every turn.
sunn'd
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From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
TAKES
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
tame
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
TASK
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
terrace
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From this reading I paced the breezy terrace at Glenarm, studying my problems, and stumbling into new perplexities at every turn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
Thomas
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From this reading --_Thomas Woolner_.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
turn
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From this reading I paced the breezy terrace at Glenarm, studying my problems, and stumbling into new perplexities at every turn.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
use
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From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
usually
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From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HELEN TAKES ME TO TASK My Lady's name, when I hear strangers use, Not meaning her, to me sounds lax misuse; I love none but my Lady's name; Maude, Grace, Rose, Marian, all the same, Are harsh, or blank and tame.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My judgment has usually served me poorly in my own affairs, which I have generally confided to Good Luck, that most amiable of goddesses; and I glanced out upon the lake with some notion, perhaps, of seeing her fairy sail drifting toward me.
Woolner
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From this reading --_Thomas Woolner_.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading * * * * * Fresh beauties, howsoe'er she moves, are stirr'd: As the sunn'd bosom of a humming-bird At each pant lifts some fiery hue, Fierce gold, bewildering green or blue; The same, yet ever new.
