1842
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1862
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1881
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1936
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78
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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abolishedverbUS /əˈbɑːlɪʃt/
past form of “abolish” — do away with
From this reading The "Notes" section has been abolished, and the notes themselves appear with the poems, instead of in a separate section.]
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some obvious errors may have been corrected.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Callaway
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capitalised
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charactersnounUS /ˈkærəktərz/
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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continuationnounUS /kənˌtɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
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correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
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EditedadjectiveUS /ˈedətəd/
improved or corrected by critical editing
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errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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etc
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GeorgianounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The "Notes" section has been abolished, and the notes themselves appear with the poems, instead of in a separate section.]
indented
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insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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Italicized
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Lanier
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LinesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
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longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
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MusiciannounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃən/
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
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NotenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
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NotesnounUS /noʊts/
plural of “note” — a brief written record
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obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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PoemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
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PoetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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ScholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
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sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading The "Notes" section has been abolished, and the notes themselves appear with the poems, instead of in a separate section.]
SelectadjectiveUS /səˈlekt/
of superior grade
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separateverbUS /ˈsepəreɪt/
act as a barrier between; stand between
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SidneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
English poet (1554-1586)
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SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
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SouthernadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
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spacesnounUS /ˈspeɪsəz/
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
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textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
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twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The "Notes" section has been abolished, and the notes themselves appear with the poems, instead of in a separate section.]
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
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